Favorable long-term results of primary pterygium removal by bare sclera extirpation followed by a single 90Strontium application

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 327-331

  Mourits, M P ^a,b   Wyrdeman, H K ^a   Jurgenliemk Schulz I M ^a   Bidlot, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bare sclera extirpation; Primary pterygium removal; Sham irradiation; RT

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRON THERAPY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; SCLEROMALACIA; SCLEROTOMY; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 54749123996     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800301     Document Type: Article

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