2011
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.75883
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Preoperative subconjunctival injection of mitomycin C versus intraoperative topical application as an adjunctive treatment for surgical removal of primary pterygium

Abstract: Purpose:To compare the efficacy of preoperative local injection of mitomycin C (MMC) to intraoperative application of MMC in the prevention of pterygium recurrence after surgical removal.Materials and Methods:Seventy eyes of 70 patients with primary pterygia were randomly allocated to two groups. The first group (Group A, 35 eyes) received 0.1 ml of 0.15 mg/ml of subconjunctival MMC injected into the head of the pterygium 24 h before surgical excision with the bare sclera technique. The second group (Group B 3… Show more

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“…10 This patient had excision (bare sclera technique) with 5-Fluorouracil as adjuvant leading to restoration of her vision.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…10 This patient had excision (bare sclera technique) with 5-Fluorouracil as adjuvant leading to restoration of her vision.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This patient's pterygium excision was made possible through concession such as waving cost of surgery in one eye and sharing the MMC bought by 'have patient' who was in the same operation list. Adjunctive MMC complementing bare sclera pterygium excision in patients with pterygia is known to reduce recurrence rate (Ghoneim et al, 2011). Nevertheless, timely intervention could have saved her sight with consequential impact on quality of life.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The bare sclera technique is associated with a recurrence rate of 37% to 91%. Subconjunctival mitomycin C (SC-MMC) before excision of pterygium is a new adjunctive therapy with very low recurrence rates 12. Literature on this technique is rare.…”
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“…Literature on this technique is rare. We thank the authors1 for presenting this interesting modification of SC-MMC prior to pterygium excision.…”
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