Transplante de membrana amniótica para tratamento do pterígio recidivado
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2001-12-01
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Bruni, Ligia Fernanda [UNESP]
Schellini, Silvana Artioli [UNESP]
Jaqueta, Elisângela [UNESP]
Kamegasawa, Amélia [UNESP]
Padovani, Carlos Roberto [UNESP]
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Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of amniotic membrane transplantation for recurrent pterygium treatment. Methods: Amniotic membrane transplantation was performed in 27 eyes with recurrent pterygium, 7 with associated symblepharon. We evaluated age, sex, eye, site, number of previous surgeries and postoperative complications with a follow-up period of 6 months. Results: 58.3% of the patients were male and, 58.3% were between 40 and 59 years old. All of them had recurrent pterygium and 47.8% with at least two previous surgeries. We observed recurrence in 18.5% and 11.1% had granulomatous lesions. Conclusion: Amniotic membrane transplantation is a simple procedure and is a good choice to treat recurrent pterygium. However, this technique does not exclude the possibility to present lesion recurrence.
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Amnion/transplantation, Biological dressing/utilization, Ophthalmic surgical procedures, Pterygium/surgery
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Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, v. 64, n. 3, p. 195-198, 2001.