Comparative Study of Encapsulated Blebs Following Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation and Trabeculectomy with Mitomycin-C
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
; : 265-270, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To compare the histopathologic and morphologic findings of encapsulated blebs following Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation and primary standard trabeculectomy with mitomycin-C.METHODS:
We reviewed the records of patients with otherwise uncontrollable glaucoma who had undergone Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation or trabeculectomy with mitomycin-C. Five eyes that underwent Ahmed valve implantation and three eyes that underwent trabeculectomy needed surgical revision of the initial surgery due to encapsulated bleb development with total loss of function. The surgically removed encapsulated blebs were analyzed macroscopically and microscopically.RESULTS:
Removal of the encapsulated bleb was performed at a mean follow-up time of 26.6 +/- 19.4 weeks in the Ahmed valve implantation group and 12.0 +/- 11.4 weeks in the trabeculectomy group. The fibrotic wall of the encapsulated blebs had an overall thickness of 2.48 +/- 0.42 mm in the Ahmed valve implantation group and 1.62 +/- 0.37 mm in the trabeculectomy group. Macroscopically, the coconut flesh-like smooth surface was split into two layers, and the wall of the capsule was thicker in the Ahmed valve implantation group than in the trabeculectomy group. Histopathologically, the fibrotic capsule was composed of an inner fibrodegenerative layer and an outer fibrovascular layer, and there were no histopathological differences between the two groups.CONCLUSIONS:
The fibrotic capsule wall was thicker in the Ahmed valve group, but there were no differences in histological findings between the two groups.
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Sujet Principal:
Réintervention
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Trabéculectomie
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Glaucome
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Cloque
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Résultat thérapeutique
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Mitomycine
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Inhibiteurs de la synthèse d'acide nucléique
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Implants de drainage du glaucome
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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En
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Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
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2012
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