Clinical analysis of risk factors contributing to recurrence of pterygium after excision and graft surgery
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Supported by Biomedical Research Institute grant, Kyungpook National University Hospital at 2013.

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    AIM:To find the risk factors related to the reproliferation of the pterygial tissue after excision and graft surgery.METHODS:Charts of 130 eyes of 130 patients who had pterygial excision from March 2006 to April 2011 were reviewed. Preoperative pterygium morphology, surgical methods, and adjunctive treatments were statistically analyzed for their relationship with recurrence.RESULTS: During the follow-up period, recurrence was observed in 20 eyes (15.4%). None of the preoperative morphologic features were affected the rate of the recurrence. However, an age < 40y [P =0.085, odds ratio (OR) 3.609, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.838-15.540] and amniotic membrane graft instead of conjunctival autograft (P =0.002, OR 9.093, 95% CI 2.316-35.698) were statistically significant risk factors for recurrence. Multivariate analysis revealed that intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC) (P=0.072, OR 0.298, 95% CI 0.080-1.115) decreased the rate of recurrence.CONCLUSION:Younger age is a risk factor for reproliferation of pterygial tissue after excision and amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) are less effective in preventing recurrence of pterygium after excision based on the comparison between conjunctival autograft and AMT. Intraoperative MMC application and conjunctival autograft reduce recurrence.

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Sang Won Ha, Joon Ho Park, Im Hee Shin, et al. Clinical analysis of risk factors contributing to recurrence of pterygium after excision and graft surgery. Int J Ophthalmol, 2015,8(3):522-527

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  • Received:February 17,2014
  • Revised:September 23,2014
  • Adopted:September 23,2014
  • Online: June 09,2015
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