Naslov
Limbal-conjunctival autograft transplantation in recurrent pterygium treatment

Autori
Dekaris, Iva ; Gabrić, Nikica ; Karaman, Željka ; Mravičić, Ivana ; Špoljarić, Ninoslav

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
Book of abstract 24th International millennium congress of ophthalmology / Vojniković, Božidar - Rijeka, 2000

Skup
24th International millennium congress of ophthalmology

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 06.10.2000. - 07.10.2000

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Limbal-conjunctival autograft; recurrent pterygium

Sažetak
Purpose: To examine the usefulness of limbal autograft transplantation (LCAT) for the treatment of recurrent pterygium. Patients and methods: Eleven eyes with advanced recurrent pterygium underwent LCAT. All eyes were previously treated by minimum of two times either by simple excision (n=10) or conjunctival rotation autograft (n=1). In two eyes (18,18%) symblepharon was present at the time of surgery, therefore LCAT was combined with amniotic membrane transplantation. Limbal-conjunctival autograft was taken from supero-lateral part of the same eye and transferred to the area where pterygium was excided. Results: No intraoperative complications occurred. In ten eyes (90,9%) no pterygium recurrence was recorded during the follow-up time. Pterygium recurred in one eye (9,1%) after 5 months. In two eyes with combined symblepharon formation remission of both pterygium and symblepharon growth was obtained. Conclusion: LCAT seams to be promising and safe procedure in recurrent pterygium treatment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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