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Sublimation of Benign Conjunctival Nevi Using Plasma-Assisted Noninvasive Surgery: A Clinical Case Series

BACKGROUND: Conjunctival nevi (CN) are common benign ocular tumors. Given their low risk of malignancy, surgical removal of nevi is primarily requested by patients. Herein, we introduce Atmospheric Low-temperature Plasma (ALTP) as a novel noninvasive method for the removal of CN. METHODS: A clinical...

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Autores principales: Nejat, Farhad, Jadidi, Khosrow, Eghtedari, Shima, Nabavi, Nazanin-sadat
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Publicado: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9843465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36688197
http://dx.doi.org/10.30476/IJMS.2022.93665.2494
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author Nejat, Farhad
Jadidi, Khosrow
Eghtedari, Shima
Nabavi, Nazanin-sadat
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Jadidi, Khosrow
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description BACKGROUND: Conjunctival nevi (CN) are common benign ocular tumors. Given their low risk of malignancy, surgical removal of nevi is primarily requested by patients. Herein, we introduce Atmospheric Low-temperature Plasma (ALTP) as a novel noninvasive method for the removal of CN. METHODS: A clinical case series was conducted from 2020 to 2021 at the Vision Health Ophthalmic Center in Tehran, Iran. CN in one of the eyes of seven patients was treated. In all patients, the benignity of CN was confirmed by ocular oncologists. The white handpiece of the Plexr device, which generates plasma with the lowest output, was used to apply plasma spots on the nevi. In addition, the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire was completed by all patients before and six months after the treatment. RESULTS: In all patients, the nevi outside the limbus area completely disappeared. The mean size of pre- and post-operative nevi was 3.89×11.7 and 0.54×1.69 mm, respectively. Results of the OSDI questionnaire showed significantly lower scores after the surgery in all patients. CONCLUSION: The ALTP method is a simple, cost-effective, and office-based surgery to remove CN safely and effectively.
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spelling pubmed-98434652023-01-20 Sublimation of Benign Conjunctival Nevi Using Plasma-Assisted Noninvasive Surgery: A Clinical Case Series Nejat, Farhad Jadidi, Khosrow Eghtedari, Shima Nabavi, Nazanin-sadat Iran J Med Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: Conjunctival nevi (CN) are common benign ocular tumors. Given their low risk of malignancy, surgical removal of nevi is primarily requested by patients. Herein, we introduce Atmospheric Low-temperature Plasma (ALTP) as a novel noninvasive method for the removal of CN. METHODS: A clinical case series was conducted from 2020 to 2021 at the Vision Health Ophthalmic Center in Tehran, Iran. CN in one of the eyes of seven patients was treated. In all patients, the benignity of CN was confirmed by ocular oncologists. The white handpiece of the Plexr device, which generates plasma with the lowest output, was used to apply plasma spots on the nevi. In addition, the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire was completed by all patients before and six months after the treatment. RESULTS: In all patients, the nevi outside the limbus area completely disappeared. The mean size of pre- and post-operative nevi was 3.89×11.7 and 0.54×1.69 mm, respectively. Results of the OSDI questionnaire showed significantly lower scores after the surgery in all patients. CONCLUSION: The ALTP method is a simple, cost-effective, and office-based surgery to remove CN safely and effectively. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2023-01 /pmc/articles/PMC9843465/ /pubmed/36688197 http://dx.doi.org/10.30476/IJMS.2022.93665.2494 Text en Copyright: © Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use.
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title_full Sublimation of Benign Conjunctival Nevi Using Plasma-Assisted Noninvasive Surgery: A Clinical Case Series
title_fullStr Sublimation of Benign Conjunctival Nevi Using Plasma-Assisted Noninvasive Surgery: A Clinical Case Series
title_full_unstemmed Sublimation of Benign Conjunctival Nevi Using Plasma-Assisted Noninvasive Surgery: A Clinical Case Series
title_short Sublimation of Benign Conjunctival Nevi Using Plasma-Assisted Noninvasive Surgery: A Clinical Case Series
title_sort sublimation of benign conjunctival nevi using plasma-assisted noninvasive surgery: a clinical case series
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9843465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36688197
http://dx.doi.org/10.30476/IJMS.2022.93665.2494
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