title: [Peroperative use of mitomycin C in excision of primary pterygia].
abstract: The authors in a retrospective study assess the recurrence rate of pterygium after the application of a single intraoperative dosage of topical Mitomycin C during the pterygium excision. The group involves 21 eyes of 19 patients with primary pterygia. When using technique of simple pterygium excision followed by application 0.02% MMC onto a bare sclera in duration 3 minutes, pterygium recurred in 5 patients (23.8%). The authors noticed a distinct difference in pterygium recurrence relating to the age of patients. Under the age 50 the recurrence occurred in each of 4 patients, above the age 50 only in one out of 17 patients (5.9%).
authors.affiliation: I. ocná klinika FN a LFUK, Bratislava.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pesko
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hlavácková
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furdová
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011625:Pterygium / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D016685:Mitomycin