A comparative study of tissue glue and vicryl suture for closing limbal-conjunctival autografts and histologic evaluation after pterygium excision

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 552-558

  Ozdamar, Yasemin ^a,d   Mutevelli, Seda ^a   Han, Unsal ^b   Ileri, Dilek ^a   Onal, Binnur ^b   Ilhan, Ozgur ^b   Karakaya, Jale ^c   Zilelioglu, Orhan ^a  

^a Ankara Ulucanlar Eye Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b DISKAPI YILDIRIM BEYAZIT TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Histology; Limbal conjunctival autograft; Pterygium; Tissue glue; Vicryl suture

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; POLYGLACTIN; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMBAL CONJUNCTIVA AUTOGRAFT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUTURE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EYE SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SUTURING METHOD; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYGLACTIN 910; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48249109187     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318165b16d     Document Type: Article

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