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Use of an Autologous Lamellar Scleral Graft to Repair a Scleral Melt After Mitomycin Application
Mitomycin (MMC) has been associated with a variety of complications, including corneoscleral melt. We report the successful repair of a scleral melt with a partial thickness autologous scleral graft of the scleral melting. A 55-year-old male patient underwent pterygium resection surgery and intraope...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Healthcare
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4254860/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25416161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40123-014-0026-7 |
Sumario: | Mitomycin (MMC) has been associated with a variety of complications, including corneoscleral melt. We report the successful repair of a scleral melt with a partial thickness autologous scleral graft of the scleral melting. A 55-year-old male patient underwent pterygium resection surgery and intraoperative MMC application. The patient developed a deep melting area that almost reached the choroid layer at the nasal sclera. We repaired scleral defect with a partial thickness autologous scleral graft. Closure of an MMC-associated scleral melting area with an autologous partial thickness scleral graft is an effective and easy-to-use method. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s40123-014-0026-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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