Limbal‐conjunctival autograft transplantation in cases with recurrent pterygium
Acta Ophthalmologica, cilt.72, sa.6, ss.721-726, 1994 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 1994
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1994.tb04688.x
- Dergi Adı: Acta Ophthalmologica
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.721-726
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Czermak technique, limbal‐conjunctival autograft transplantation, recurrent pterygium
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Abstract. This prospective study was undertaken to evaluate limbal conjunctival autotransplantation in the management of cases with recurrent pterygium. At present, new surgical techniques to prevent pterygium recurrence following surgery are in investigation. In recent years, it has been postulated that pterygium is due to hypofunction of limbal stem cells. Thirty‐one out of 49 patients with recurrent pterygium were treated by limbal‐conjunctival autograft transplantation and the other 18 treated by Czermak technique, including two line of limbal cauterization intraoperatively, and used as a control group. During a mean follow‐up period of 10 months (ranging 3–18 months), 4 recurrences (13.3%) in the limbal‐conjunctival autograft transplantation group and 9 recurrences (50%) in the control group were observed. We conclud that this was a successful method to prevent secondary recurrence in the management of recurrent pterygium patients under 40 years of age. 1994 Institution Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica