title: Patch grafts of dehydrated cadaveric dura mater for tube-shunt glaucoma surgery.
abstract: Human donor sclera is commonly used in glaucoma surgery with a tube-shunt (eg, Molteno, Baerveldt, Shocket, Krupin-Denver) to cover the external portion of the silicone tube and prevent its erosion through the overlying conjunctiva. Common problems with this technique include immune-mediated melting of the graft and the potential for infectious disease transmission by the grafted material. A case is presented of a patient in whom a low-grade iridocyclitis was associated with the gradual melting of a scleral patch graft; the scleral patch was then replaced with commercially available, dehydrated human dura mater. The practical and theoretical advantages of cadaveric human dura mater in tube-shunt glaucoma surgery are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Davis.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D003681:Dehydration; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000637:transplantation*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015863:Iridocyclitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012086:Reoperation; D012590:Sclera / Q000637:transplantation; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers