Conjunctival Mini-flap Technique and Conjunctival Autotransplantation in Pterygium Surgery
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
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: 1471-1477, 2005.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-63315
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To compare postoperative recurrence rates between conjunctival autotransplant ation and the conjunctival mini-flap technique in pterygium surgery and to identify factors associated with postoperative recurrence.METHODS:
In a retrospective survey of patients who underwent pterygium surgery between March, 2001 and February, 2004 at Severance Hospital, 49 eyes with pterygium removed by the conjunctival mini-flap technique and 41 eyes that underwent pterygium removal surgery by the conjunctival autotransplantation technique were studied.RESULTS:
During the mean follow-up period of 8.79 3.9 months, recurrence of pterygium was observed in 3 of 49 eyes (7.1%) that received the conjunctival mini-flap technique. There were 9 recurrent cases out of 41 eyes (21.9%) that were treated by the conjunctival autotransplantation technique. There was no statistical significance between recurrence rate and age, sex, or previous operation in either of the respective surgical techniques.CONCLUSIONS:
This study showed that the conjunctival mini-flap technique has a lower recurrence rate than the conjunctival autotransplantation technique. We also found that the conjunctival mini-flap technique is an effective and safe technique that does not generally cause serious complications.
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Recidiva
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Pterígio
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Seguimentos
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Autoenxertos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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