Surgical treatment of chronically recurring pterygium.
OBJECTIVE
To report the result of a combined surgical procedure of pterygium excision with simultaneous amniotic membrane transplant, conjunctival limbal autograft, and mitomycin C application in the management of two cases of chronically recurring pterygium.


METHODS
Report of two cases.


RESULTS
The two male patients, ages 24 and 42 years, had undergone six previous surgeries for pterygium, with and without adjunct procedures. In the follow-up period of 26 months for the first case and 25 months for the second case, no recurrence or complications were encountered.


CONCLUSIONS
A combined procedure seems to be beneficial in cases of chronically recurring pterygia in younger patients. This approach may be considered when all other types of surgery have failed.
Sangwan
Virender S
VS
Cornea and Anterior Segment Services, Prasad Eye Institute, L.V. Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 036, India. vsangwan@lvpeye.stph.net
Murthy
Somasheila I
SI
Bansal
Aashish K
AK
Rao
Gullapalli N
GN
D000328:Adult; D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation*; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011625:Pterygium / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D016685:Mitomycin