title: Discrimination of Epithelial Face of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery with Fibrin Glue.
abstract: A 48-year-old male patient was operated for pterygium. During surgery, the autograft surface was lost because of sponge contact. Presumed epithelial face of the autograft subsequently was attached to the bare sclera with fibrin glue. It was observed that the center of the autograft was freely movable with sponge. This finding showed the inverse implantation of the autograft. Because the glue does not stick to intact corneal or conjunctival epithelium, free movement of the center of the autograft shows that the graft is inversely implanted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Opthalmology, Konya Research and Training Hospital, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sertan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goktas
authors.forename: Yasar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakarya
authors.forename: Muammer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozcimen
authors.forename: Rabia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakarya
mesh_terms: D064592:Autografts; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011625:Pterygium / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives