Sterile non-traumatic corneal perforation treated with Tachosil®
| Autor: | J. Benítez-Herreros, R. Cañones-Zafra, M.A. Montes-Mollón, R. Jiménez-Parras, K. Kubiak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures biology business.industry Perforation (oil well) Meninges General Medicine TachoSil Corneal perforation medicine.disease eye diseases Fibrin Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Non traumatic Occlusion biology.protein Medicine sense organs Red eye medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English Edition). 86:264-266 |
| ISSN: | 2173-5794 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.oftale.2011.03.003 |
| Popis: | Case report An 83-year-old male reported to the emergency room with red eye and ocular pain. The slit-lamp examination showed a central corneal perforation of 1 mm in diameter, with no associated infection or inflammatory process. The patient had no history of trauma. It was decided to apply a patch of Tachosil® at the site of corneal perforation. After 36 h of occlusion, a layer of fibrin covered the perforation, closing the defect. Successful healing of the corneal perforation was observed in the follow-up, with no recurrences of the process. Conclusions Tachosil® is collagen sponge with human fibrin and human thrombin used in cardiological and neurosurgical surgery for haemostasis and the occlusion of vessels and meninges. We present the first indication in ophthalmology of Tachosil® as an effective alternative in the treatment of sterile non-traumatic corneal perforations less than 1.5 mm in size. |
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