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A Retrospective Study to Compare the Recurrence Rate After Treatment of Pterygium by Conjunctival Autograft, Primary Closure, and Amniotic Membrane Transplantation.
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- Intermittent sliding-lock-knot suture for limbal conjunctival autograft fixation in pterygium surgery: a technique note.International journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Conjunctival and Limbal Conjunctival Autograft vs. Amniotic Membrane Graft in Primary Pterygium Surgery: A 30-Year Comprehensive Review.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2023Review
- An in vitro comparison of human corneal epithelial cell activity and inflammatory response on differently designed ocular amniotic membranes and a clinical case study.Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials · 2023Article
- Surgical Time and Postoperative Symptoms Study in Pterygium Excision and Amniotic Membrane Graft Using Celularity Triple Layer Dehydrated Amniotic Membrane.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Amniotic Membrane Transplantation Combined with Closure of Tenon Capsule and Bulbar Conjunctival Space in the Treatment of Primary Pterygium.Contrast media & molecular imaging · 2022Article
- Pterygium surgery by double-sliding flaps procedure: Comparison between primary and recurrent pterygia.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Characteristics and recurrence of pterygium in Saudi Arabia: a single center study with a long follow-up.BMC ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Nano-Scale Modifications of Amniotic Membrane Induced by UV and Antibiotic Treatment: Histological, AFM and FTIR Spectroscopy Evidence.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- TheInternational journal of medical sciences · 2020Article
- Management of double-head pterygium with conjunctival autograft and primary closure.International medical case reports journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of conjunctival autograft compared with primary closure and amniotic membrane transplantation for primary pterygium excision. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data were retrospectively studied from all primary pterygium excisions from January 2002 to December 2017 from the electronic database at the University Eye Hospital, Tübingen. RESULTS From 521 primary pterygium excisions, 284 (54.5%) were primary closures, 203 (39.0%) were conjunctival autografts, and 34 (6.5%) were amniotic membrane transplants. The mean number of primary pterygium excisions was 33 per year (range, 14-56 per year). The mean patient age was 58±15 years. Younger age was associated with a significantly increased recurrence rate (P=0.002). The mean pterygium recurrence rate in the three study groups at 12 months after surgery was 11.3% (range, 6.4-14.7%). Recurrence occurred 13 patients (6.4%) in the conjunctival autograft group, 41 patients (14.4%) in the primary closure group, and five patients (14.7%) in the amniotic membrane transplantation group. Conjunctival autograft was associated with a significantly lower recurrence rate (P=0.005). CONCLUSIONS A retrospective study at a single center to compare conjunctival autograft with primary closure and amniotic membrane transplantation for primary pterygium excision showed a significantly lower recurrence rate after surgery using a conjunctival autograft.
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