title: [Use of human fibrin glue for perforated trophic retinal ulcer].
abstract: A patient with a sterile trophic corneal perforation of 2 mm after cataract surgery underwent perforation closure with human fibrin glue. Whitening of the fibrin glue indicated a stable perforation closure 10 min after application. Perforation closure was successfully performed using human fibrin glue with complete epithelialization 2 weeks after surgery. Corneal perforation closure of sterile corneal ulcerations using human fibrin glue is a simple technique that may be successful in acute cases which have an increased risk of corneal transplant rejection.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik, RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52057, Aachen, Deutschland, aroepke@gmx.de.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Röpke
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Plange
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057112:Corneal Perforation / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives