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- Title
Low recurrence rate of anchored conjunctival rotation flap technique in pterygium surgery.
- Authors
Dong Ju Kim; Lee, Jimmy K.; Chuck, Roy S.; Choul Yong Park; Kim, Dong Ju; Park, Choul Yong
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>To report the recurrence rate for an anchored conjunctival rotation flap technique in primary pterygium surgery.<bold>Methods: </bold>Primary pterygium surgeries performed using anchored conjunctival rotation flap techniques (110 eyes in 110 patients) with a minimum follow-up of 12 months were reviewed. In this technique, a conjunctival flap is rotated to cover the bare sclera and suture-fixated with either 8-0 polyglactin (41 eyes) or 10-0 nylon (69 eyes). The recurrence rate was determined, and the two suture materials utilized were compared.<bold>Results: </bold>The recurrence rate was 2.71% (3 cases in 110 eyes) when an anchored conjunctival rotation flap technique was used and patients were monitored for 26.40 ± 17.09 months. Interestingly, the recurrences were only observed in polyglactin-sutured eyes. No recurrence was detected in nylon-sutured eyes. No other complications were observed in either group.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The anchored conjunctival rotation flap technique for pterygium surgery has a relatively low recurrence rate. Nylon suture-fixation of the flap was found to be superior to polyglactin suture-fixation in preventing recurrence.
- Subjects
PTERYGIUM; CONJUNCTIVA; SURGICAL flaps; SUTURES; DISEASE relapse; SURGERY; THERAPEUTICS; SCLERA surgery; OPHTHALMIC surgery; LONGITUDINAL method; NYLON; SUTURING; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PREVENTION
- Publication
BMC Ophthalmology, 2017, Vol 17, p1
- ISSN
1471-2415
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12886-017-0587-z