TY - JOUR
T1 - Amniotic membrane transplantation for wound dehiscence after deep lamellar keratoplasty
T2 - A case report
AU - Kawakita, Tetsuya
AU - Sumi, Tamaki
AU - Dogru, Murat
AU - Tsubota, Kazuo
AU - Shimazaki, Jun
PY - 2007/6/13
Y1 - 2007/6/13
N2 - Purpose: To report amniotic membrane (AM) transplantation in a patient with wound dehiscence 5 months after deep lamellar keratoplasty (DLKP) Methods: The patient was an 84-year-old Japanese man who had undergone right DLKP 5 months earlier for central corneal scarring due to recurrent stromal herpetic keratitis. He developed wound dehiscence with corneal stromal melting due to recurrence of stromal herpes in both the donor and recipient sites. "AM roll-in filling technique" and AM patching were performed. Results: Following AM transplantation, stromal inflammation subsided and complete epithelization occurred within 10 days of surgery. At 8 monthspostoperatively, biomicroscopy revealed stable wound apposition or stromal gain. Following AM transplantation, stromal inflammation subsided and complete epithelialization was achieved within 10 days after surgery. Conclusion: AM transplantation may offer an effective treatment modality for herpetic corneal wound dehiscence after DLKP.
AB - Purpose: To report amniotic membrane (AM) transplantation in a patient with wound dehiscence 5 months after deep lamellar keratoplasty (DLKP) Methods: The patient was an 84-year-old Japanese man who had undergone right DLKP 5 months earlier for central corneal scarring due to recurrent stromal herpetic keratitis. He developed wound dehiscence with corneal stromal melting due to recurrence of stromal herpes in both the donor and recipient sites. "AM roll-in filling technique" and AM patching were performed. Results: Following AM transplantation, stromal inflammation subsided and complete epithelization occurred within 10 days of surgery. At 8 monthspostoperatively, biomicroscopy revealed stable wound apposition or stromal gain. Following AM transplantation, stromal inflammation subsided and complete epithelialization was achieved within 10 days after surgery. Conclusion: AM transplantation may offer an effective treatment modality for herpetic corneal wound dehiscence after DLKP.
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U2 - 10.1186/1752-1947-1-28
DO - 10.1186/1752-1947-1-28
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:44949242482
SN - 1752-1947
VL - 1
JO - Journal of Medical Case Reports
JF - Journal of Medical Case Reports
M1 - 28
ER -