title: [The pterygium, Autologous conjunctiva-limbus transplantation as treatment].
abstract: Based on a new concept of the limbus as a junctional zone for separating the vascularized conjunctiva from the avascular cornea, this study presents conjunctival/limbal autograft transplantation for 22 cases of pterygium. The pterygia were primary in 17 eyes, cicatricial in 1 and recurrent in 4. In all cases a free transplant of the superotemperal limbus with an adjacent piece of thin conjunctiva was placed in the excision area. Postoperative follow-up ranged from 1 1/2 to 17 months, with a mean of 8.7 months. Only two pterygia recurred. In all other cases ideal anatomic reconstruction was achieved without any side effects. The authors believe that conjunctival/limbal transplantation is an encouraging technique for treating a pterygium surgically.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Augenklinik Essen.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Mellin
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Waubke
mesh_terms: D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D011625:Pterygium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Das Pterygium. Die autologe Konjunktiva-Limbus-Transplantation zur Behandlung.