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Intra-operative 5-FU in Glaucoma Surgery: A Nigerian Teaching Hospital Experience

BACKGROUND: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is an anti-metabolite used as an adjunct during the initial stages of a trabeculectomy to prevent excessive post-operative scarring and thus reduce the risk of failure. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of intra-operative 5-FU in trabeculectomy in Nigerians. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Adegbehingbe, Bernice O, Oluwatoyin, H.Onakpoya
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3038109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21346838
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.51993