Hitch suture assisted tuck in Tenon's Patch Graft for management of Corneal Perforations

PURPOSE: To describe a novel modification of tuck-in Tenon's patch graft (TPG) using temporary horizontal mattress sutures and fibrin glue to hitch the graft in the management of corneal perforations.

DESIGN: Ambispective interventional case series.

METHODS: Modified technique of autologous TPG was used to seal corneal perforations measuring 3-5 mm, using horizontal mattress sutures to hitch the graft in a lamellar pocket, followed by application of fibrin glue. The horizontal mattress sutures were removed after the reformation of the anterior chamber. The primary outcome measure was a well formed anterior chamber in the post-operative period and the secondary outcome was epithelization time.

RESULTS: The surgery was performed in 22 eyes. The mean age was 43.86 ± 16.02 (26-66) years, with 14 males and eight females. The etiologies of corneal perforation included dry eye (n = 10), neurotrophic keratitis (n = 6), trauma (n = 2), chemical injury (n = 2) and exposure (n = 2). The mean size of the perforation with the thinned-out area was 4.3 mm (range 3-5 mm). The mean duration of epithelialization was 14.31 ± 2.63 days (7-21 days). No intraoperative complications were observed. All eyes had a well-formed anterior chamber in the immediate postoperative period. Postoperatively, two eyes had graft pseudoectasia due to a thick graft and supra tenon haemorrhage each; one eye each had graft thinning with the formation of pseudopterygium and graft melting.

CONCLUSION: Tenon's patch graft, along with the use of temporary horizontal mattress sutures and fibrin glue, is an effective modification of the technique for managing corneal perforations measuring 3-5 mm.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

European journal of ophthalmology - 32(2022), 6 vom: 27. Nov., Seite 3372-3382

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bafna, Rahul Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Kalra, Nidhi [VerfasserIn]
Rathod, Aishwarya [VerfasserIn]
Asif, Mohamed Ibrahime [VerfasserIn]
Lata, Suman [VerfasserIn]
Parmanand, Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Kaur, Navpreet [VerfasserIn]
Kittur, Amogh Shreekant [VerfasserIn]
Shakkarwal, Chetan [VerfasserIn]
Roop, Prakhyat [VerfasserIn]
Agarwal, Rinky [VerfasserIn]
Agarwal, Tushar [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Namrata [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Corneal perforation
Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
Glue
Hitch suture
Journal Article
Tenon patch graft

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Date Completed 03.10.2022

Date Revised 03.10.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/11206721221078682

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM33765798X