[Repair of a leaking bleb filtration with conjunctival and amniotic membrane transplantation].

نویسندگان

  • J L García-Serrano
  • P García-Robles
  • C Sánchez-Merino
  • J J Rodríguez-Escobar
چکیده

CLINICAL CASE A 71-year-old woman presented with a leaking bleb after a combined phacotrabeculectomy performed 13 years ago. To construct a new filtering bleb, the necrotic area was fully excised. The amniotic membrane was inserted over the scleral flap underneath healthy conjunctiva edges. A conjunctiva-Tenon autograft from the contralateral eye was sutured and was sealed with fibrin adhesive. DISCUSSION We propose a new surgical technique to repair late leak failures after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C in blebs with a large avascular area. Transplantation of amniotic membrane and conjunctival autograft may be used to repair late leak failures with inadequate conjunctiva to advance.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia

دوره 86 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011