Journal article
Electrocoagulative Surgical Procedure for Treatment of Conjunctivochalasis
International surgery, Vol.97(1), pp.90-93
01/01/2012
DOI: 10.9738/CC59.1
PMCID: PMC3723200
PMID: 23102005
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to present a new procedure to treat symptomatic conjunctivochalasis (CCh) and to evaluate its efficacy. Forty-two patients with symptomatic CCh refractory to medical management were included on this study. Twenty-two patients (n = 32, eyes; n = 14 women and n = 8 men) underwent the new electrocoagulation procedure (Group I). Twenty patients (n = 27 eyes; n = 11 women and n = 9 men) underwent crescent-shaped conjunctiva resection (Group II). Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) was used to evaluate ocular symptoms. There was a significant difference in mean and SD operation time between Group I (8.67 +/- 2.07 minutes) and Group II (20.45 +/- 3.98 minutes; P < 0.0001). OSDI scores (mean +/- SD) were significantly lower in Group I (28.38 +/- 3.14) than Group II (31.62 +/- 3.17) at postoperative week 2 (P = 0.0004). No differences in OSDI scores were found between the 2 groups at postoperative week 4 (P = 0.1749) or 8 (P = 0.1483). OSDI scores were significantly lower at postoperative week 8 than at baseline in both Group I (P = 0.0002) and Group II (P = 0.0011). Electrocoagulation of the conjunctiva can successfully treat symptomatic CCh with earlier symptomatic attenuation and less operation time than traditional conjunctiva resection.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Electrocoagulative Surgical Procedure for Treatment of Conjunctivochalasis
- Creators
- Xing-Ru Zhang - Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine HospitalZhen-Yong Zhang - Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine HospitalMatthew R. Hoffman - University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International surgery, Vol.97(1), pp.90-93
- Publisher
- Int College Of Surgeons
- DOI
- 10.9738/CC59.1
- PMID
- 23102005
- PMCID
- PMC3723200
- ISSN
- 0020-8868
- eISSN
- 2520-2456
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2012
- Academic Unit
- Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984366292402771
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