Inverse Implantation and Rapid Postoperative Necrosis of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery | Zendy

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Inverse Implantation and Rapid Postoperative Necrosis of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery

Author(s) -

Murat Küçükevcilioğlu,

Volkan Hürmeriç,

Osman Melih Ceylan,

Fazıl Cüneyt Erdurman

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

turkish journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654

H-Index - 10

eISSN - 2147-2661

pISSN - 1300-0659

DOI - 10.4274/tjo.42.96168

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , pterygium , necrosis , conjunctiva , pathology

A 72 year-old female underwent surgery for nasal pterygium in the right eye. Conjunctival autograft with Mytomycine-C was performed.\udIn the postoperative period slit lamp examination revealed a pale and avascular appearance of the conjunctival graft. On postoperative fifth\udday inverse graft implantation and graft necrosis was diagnosed. The graft was removed. We herein discuss the reason and possible\udpreventive measures of this unusual outcome. (Turk J Oph thal mol 2012; 42: 298-9

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