Comparison of fibrin glue and sutures for attaching conjunctival autografts after pterygium excision

Ophthalmology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 667-671

  Uy, Harvey S ^a,b,c   Reyes, Johann Michael G ^a   Flores, John D G ^a   Lim Bon Siong, Ruben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^b Asian Eye Institute   (Philippines)

^c Rockwell Center   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; NYLON; SUTURE MATERIAL; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PTERYGIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; SCLERA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PTERYGIUM; SAFETY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16244423654     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.08.028     Document Type: Article

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