Titre du document / Document title

Limbal-conjunctival autograft transplantation for recurrent pterygium

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

DEKARIS I. ⁽¹⁾ ; GABRIC N. ⁽¹⁾ ; KARAMAN Z. ⁽¹⁾ ; MRAVICIC I. ⁽¹⁾ ; KASTELAN S. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Ophthalmology Department, Lions Croatian Eye Bank, GH Sveti Duh, Zagreb, CROATIE

Résumé / Abstract

PURPOSE. To assess the usefulness of limbal-conjunctival autograft transplantation (LCAT) for the treatment of recurrent pterygium. PATIENTS AND METHODS. Seventeen eyes with advanced recurrent pterygium underwent LCAT. All had already been treated at least twice either by simple excision (n=15) or by conjunctival rotation autograft (n=2). Three eyes (17.65%) had symblepharon at the time of surgery, so LCAT was combined with amniotic membrane transplantation. The autograft was taken from the supero-lateral part of the same eye and transferred to the area where the pterygium had been excised. RESULTS. During 6-18 months of follow-up no postoperative complications occurred. In 15 eyes (88.24%) no pterygium recurrence was recorded; recurrence occurred in two eyes (11. 76%) after 8 and 5 months. In three eyes with a combined symblepharon formation, remission of both pterygium and symblepharon growth was obtained. CONCLUSIONS. LCAT seems to be a promising and safe procedure for recurrent pterygium.

Revue / Journal Title

European Journal of Ophthalmology   ISSN 1120-6721 

Source / Source

2002, vol. 12, n^o3, pp. 177-182 (25 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Wichtig, Milano, ITALIE  (1991) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Graft ; Surgery ; Conjunctiva disease ; Eye disease ; Human ; Treatment ; Relapse ; Conjunctiva ; Rim of sclera ; Autograft ; Transplantation ; Pterygium ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Greffe ; Chirurgie ; Conjonctive pathologie ; Oeil pathologie ; Homme ; Traitement ; Récidive ; Conjonctive ; Limbe sclérocornéen ; Autogreffe ; Transplantation ; Ptérygion ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Injerto ; Cirugía ; Conjuntiva patología ; Ojo patología ; Hombre ; Tratamiento ; Recaida ; Conjuntiva ; Limbo esclerocorneal ; Autoinjerto ; Trasplantación ; Pterigión ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 22516, 35400010191550.0020