Homograft of preserved sclera for post-traumatic scleral staphyloma in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Homotransplantation of preserved sclera was successfully performed for post-traumatic scleral staphyloma in a 38-year-old woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI. The transplanted tissue was preserved by glycerol dehydration. For 1 year postoperatively, no sign of graft failure or recurrence of scleral staphyloma has been found. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the use of a preserved scleral homograft to treat this ocular complication in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
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Nakazawa
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Tamai
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Watanabe
D000328:Adult; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D012590:Sclera / Q000637:transplantation*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating