Treatment of recurrent pterygium treated by microsurgical management
- VernacularTitle:复发性翼状胬肉的显微手术治疗
- Author:
Chao-Xiu QI
;
Qi-Gen LI
;
Xiao-Li WANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Recurrent pterygium;
Limbal stem cells transplantation;
Mitomycin C;
Microsurgical operation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Microsurgery
2000;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To compare the therapeutic effects of recurrent pterygium treated by microsur- gical management.Methods Sixty-two cases(67 eyes)with recurrent pterygiumwere randomly divided into limbal stem cell autograft transplantation comblined with mitomycin C(34 cases38 eyesand limbal stem cell autograft transplantation(28 cases29 eyes)The post operative follow-up period was 6 to 30 months.Re- suits One eye recurrence was noted in the trial groupthe recurrent rate was 2.63%Three eyes recurrence was noted in the control groupthe recurrent rate was 10.34%There was statistical significant difference be- tween two groups(P0.05).Conclusion Limbal stem cells autograft transplantation combined with mitomycin C can decrease the recurrent rate.It is an ideal methods of recurrent pterygium surgical procedureis worth spreading.
