TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-Term Follow-Up of Pterygium Surgery Using a Conjunctival Autograft and Tissucol
AU - Nieuwendaal, Carla P.
AU - van der Meulen, Ivanka J. E.
AU - Mourits, Maarten
AU - Lapid-Gortzak, Ruthie
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Purpose: To evaluate the rate of recurrence and to detect pre- or postoperative complications in pterygium surgery using fibrin glue to attach the conjunctival autograft. Methods: Retrospective case series. In a period of 20 months, 35 patients were operated on for a pterygium using a conjunctival autograft, of which 7 patients were operated (20%) for a recurrent pterygium. The autograft was glued with Tissucol Duo 500, a human tissue glue. Follow-up was at least 1 year. Results: Mean age was 50.4 years (range, 23-80 years), 18 women and 17 men. Success rate was 97.1%. In 1 patient with a primary pterygium, the lesion recurred after 4 months (2.9%). One autograft was lost on the first postoperative day. No other pre- or postoperative problems were encountered. Conclusions: The use of Tissucol fibrin glue seems to be a safe, easy, and effective technique for attaching the conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery. The recurrence rate of the procedure is low
AB - Purpose: To evaluate the rate of recurrence and to detect pre- or postoperative complications in pterygium surgery using fibrin glue to attach the conjunctival autograft. Methods: Retrospective case series. In a period of 20 months, 35 patients were operated on for a pterygium using a conjunctival autograft, of which 7 patients were operated (20%) for a recurrent pterygium. The autograft was glued with Tissucol Duo 500, a human tissue glue. Follow-up was at least 1 year. Results: Mean age was 50.4 years (range, 23-80 years), 18 women and 17 men. Success rate was 97.1%. In 1 patient with a primary pterygium, the lesion recurred after 4 months (2.9%). One autograft was lost on the first postoperative day. No other pre- or postoperative problems were encountered. Conclusions: The use of Tissucol fibrin glue seems to be a safe, easy, and effective technique for attaching the conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery. The recurrence rate of the procedure is low
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181dea7f0
DO - https://doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181dea7f0
M3 - Article
C2 - 20861727
SN - 0277-3740
VL - 30
SP - 34
EP - 36
JO - Cornea
JF - Cornea
IS - 1
ER -