Comparison of fibrin glue versus suture for conjunctival autografting in pterygium surgery: A meta-analysis

Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1049-1054

  Pan, Hong Wei ^a,b,c   Zhong, Jing Xiang ^a   Jing, Chun Xia ^b  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL AUTOGRAFTING; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONJUNCTIVA; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; PTERYGIUM; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 79957985811     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.10.033     Document Type: Article

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