The Effects of Surgery for Conjunctival Lymphangiectasia Using a High-frequency Radio Wave Electrosurgical Unit. |
Hyun Kyo Jeong, Hyo Song Park, Kyoung Yul Seo, Jeihoon Lee |
1Siloam Eye Hospital, Seoul, Korea. genialtoday@siloam.co.kr 2Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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정현교1,2⋅박효송1,2⋅서경률2⋅이제훈1 |
실로암 안과병원1, 연세대학교 의과대학 안과학교실2 |
Correspondence:
Jeihoon Lee, Email: genialtoday@siloam.co.kr |
Received: 16 November 2017 • Revised: 1 January 2018 • Accepted: 27 March 2018 |
Abstract |
PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of surgery for conjunctival lymphangiectasia using a high-frequency radio wave electrosurgical unit. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of 27 eyes of 27 patients who received surgery for conjunctival lymphangiectasia using a high-frequency radio wave electrosurgical unit (Ellman Surgitron®, Ellman International, Inc., Hewlett, NY, USA) from January 2013 to September 2017 was performed. RESULTS: A total of 25 of 27 cases (92.6%) were treated successfully, of which 2 (7.4%) were recurrent cases. Reoperation using the same method was performed in one of the recurrent cases and the patient was successfully cured. Intraoperative or postoperative complication was not noted. CONCLUSIONS: Surgery for conjunctival lymphangiectasia using a high-frequency radio wave electrosurgical device is a simple, cheap, safe, and effective procedure. |
Key Words:
Conjunctival lymphangiectasia;Highfrequency radiowave electrosurgical unit |
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