| Conjunctival Mini-flap Technique and Conjunctival Autotransplantation in Pterygium Surgery. |
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Jung Woo Cho, Soh Hyang Chung, Kyoung Yul Seo, Eung Kweon Kim |
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The Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. seoky@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr |
| 익상편수술시 결막소판술과 자가결막이식술의 재발률 비교 |
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조정우,정소향,서경률,김응권 |
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The Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea |
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Correspondence:
Jung-Woo Cho, M.D. |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
To compare postoperative recurrence rates between conjunctival autotransplant ation and the conjunctival mini-flap technique in pterygium surgery and to identify factors associated with postoperative recurrence. METHODS: In a retrospective survey of patients who underwent pterygium surgery between March, 2001 and February, 2004 at Severance Hospital, 49 eyes with pterygium removed by the conjunctival mini-flap technique and 41 eyes that underwent pterygium removal surgery by the conjunctival autotransplantation technique were studied. RESULTS: During the mean follow-up period of 8.79 3.9 months, recurrence of pterygium was observed in 3 of 49 eyes (7.1%) that received the conjunctival mini-flap technique. There were 9 recurrent cases out of 41 eyes (21.9%) that were treated by the conjunctival autotransplantation technique. There was no statistical significance between recurrence rate and age, sex, or previous operation in either of the respective surgical techniques. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the conjunctival mini-flap technique has a lower recurrence rate than the conjunctival autotransplantation technique. We also found that the conjunctival mini-flap technique is an effective and safe technique that does not generally cause serious complications. |
| Key Words:
Conjunctival autotransplantation;Conjunctival mini-flap technique;Pterygium |
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