L Y Kao1. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Porous coralline hydroxyapatite orbital implants have been used with great success in anophthalmic sockets. We used a substitute for donor sclera as a wrapping tissue. METHODS: Orbital implants were wrapped with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) instead of homologous donor tissue in five patients after enucleation. RESULTS: The postoperative course was uneventful in three cases. Complications occurred in two cases: one with implant exposure, and one with severe implant infection leading to its eventual removal. CONCLUSIONS: PTFE is inferior to other wrapping tissue.
PURPOSE: Porous coralline hydroxyapatite orbital implants have been used with great success in anophthalmic sockets. We used a substitute for donor sclera as a wrapping tissue. METHODS: Orbital implants were wrapped with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) instead of homologous donor tissue in five patients after enucleation. RESULTS: The postoperative course was uneventful in three cases. Complications occurred in two cases: one with implant exposure, and one with severe implant infection leading to its eventual removal. CONCLUSIONS:PTFE is inferior to other wrapping tissue.
Authors: Gian Luigi Zigiotti; Sonia Cavarretta; Mariachiara Morara; Sang Min Nam; Stefano Ranno; Francesco Pichi; Andrea Lembo; Stefano Lupo; Paolo Nucci; Alessandro Meduri Journal: ScientificWorldJournal Date: 2012-04-30