[Pterygium surgery and fibrin glue: avoiding dehiscence].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE/METHOD:

The purpose of the study is to evaluate those cases of pterygium surgery with fibrin sealant that produced dehiscence of the graft, and then apply and evaluate the efficacy of a different surgical technique in an attempt eliminate this complication in previously identified cases of high risk. The first phase is a retrospective study of 42 cases of pterygium surgery. In the second phase, the variation in the surgical technique was prospectively used in 14 cases of pterygium surgery.

RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS:

Cases of recurrent pterygium, broad pterygium, and complicated surgery were identified as the groups with a risk of suffering dehiscence of the graft. With the variant applied surgery no dehiscence occurred when using the variation in surgical technique, with no added complications.

• Authors: D Pérez-Silguero, A Díaz-Ginory, C Santana-Rodríguez, M A Pérez-Silguero
• Journal: Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia (Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol) Vol. 89 Issue 1 Pg. 35-7 (Jan 2014) ISSN: 1989-7286 [Electronic] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Cirugía del pterygium y adhesivo de fibrina: evitar la dehiscencia.
• PMID: 24269397 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Evaluation Study, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2012 Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Fibrin Tissue Adhesive

Topics

• Conjunctiva (transplantation)
• Fibrin Tissue Adhesive (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures (methods)
• Prospective Studies
• Pterygium (surgery)
• Recurrence
• Retrospective Studies
• Risk
• Surgical Wound Dehiscence (epidemiology, prevention & control)
• Transplantation, Autologous (methods)