Rapid preparation of small- volume autologous fibrinogen concentrate and its same day use in bleb leaks after glaucoma filtration surgery

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1010-1012

  Gammon, Richard R ^a   Prum Jr , Bruce E ^b   Avery, Nancy ^a   Mintz, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; FIBRIN GLUE; FIBRINOGEN; FLUORESCEIN; THROMBIN;

AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILTERING OPERATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 0031763263     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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