Successful Ocular Surface Reconstruction in Complete Ankyloblepharon With the Simple Oral Mucosal Epithelial Transplantation Technique: A Case Report
| Autor: | Pattama Ekpo, Panotsom Ngowyutagon, Pinnita Prabhasawat, Nutchaya Sukon, Chareenun Chirapapaisan, Pimkwan Jaru-Ampornpan, Kanograt Pornpanich, Sutthicha Matamnan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Reoperation
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Ankyloblepharon Adhesion (medicine) Epithelium Cytokeratin medicine Humans Eye Abnormalities Oral mucosa business.industry Symblepharon Mouth Mucosa Middle Aged Plastic Surgery Procedures medicine.disease eye diseases Transplantation Ophthalmology medicine.anatomical_structure Palpebral fissure Eyelid Diseases Female sense organs business |
| Zdroj: | Cornea. 40(11) |
| ISSN: | 1536-4798 |
| Popis: | Purpose To report an outcome of a patient with complete ankyloblepharon successfully managed with simple oral mucosal epithelial transplantation (SOMET). Methods A 55-year-old woman presented with complete adhesion of both lids to the ocular surface as a complication from Stevens-Johnson syndrome. We performed 2-staged reconstructive surgeries: the first stage was to perform ankyloblepharon lysis and surface reconstruction with a mucosal graft on the palpebral area and an amniotic membrane on the bulbar area, and the second stage was to reconstruct the bulbar area with a transplantation of small pieces of oral mucosa (SOMET technique). Postoperatively, the patient was evaluated for ocular surface stability, recurrent symblepharon, in vivo confocal microscopy, and impression cytology with immunofluorescence staining. Results Complete epithelialization of cornea-like epithelium was observed within 6 weeks after SOMET was performed. The ocular surface was stable over 1 year. Both fornices remained deep. In vivo confocal microscopy showed cornea-like epithelium mixed with conjunctival epithelium, as confirmed with immunofluorescence staining, which revealed cytokeratin 3, cytokeratin 7, and cytokeratin 12 positivity. Conclusions SOMET is a simple modified technique using minimal oral mucosal tissue to regenerate epithelialization for complicated ocular surface reconstruction such as a complete ankyloblepharon repair. Although there was evidence of conjunctival invasion, stable ocular surface and deep fornices can be achieved for further visual rehabilitative procedure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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