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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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Autor principal: Polat, Nihat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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
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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.