The aim of this paper is to present the results of the endotamponade with SF6 gas in the treatment of 19 patients with retinal detachment. The cases selected for the surgery were characterised by the retinal tear situated in the upper part of the fundus of the eye or in the posterior pole with no symptoms of PVR phase C and D and vitreo-retinal traction. The indications for endotamponade, the causes of failures and the complications connected with this kind of surgery were discussed.