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CRYOTHERAPY OF EPIBULBAR CONJUNCTIVAL CYSTS: REPORT OF 5 CASES.

Author(s) : CHEN J. Y.

Summary

THIS PROCEDURE IS PERFORMED UNDER LOCAL ANAESTHESIA. THE DIAMETER OF THE CRYOPROBE CAN BE VARIED FROM 2.5 TO 4 MM, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE CYST. THE LENGTHS OF APPLICATION TIME VARY FROM 50 SECONDS TO 1 MINUTE. TWO FREEZE-THAW CYCLES ARE PREFERRED. THE AUTHOR REPORTED ON 5 CASES OF EPIBULBAR CONJUNCTIVAL CYSTS TREATED WITH CRYOTHERAPY. ONLY 2 CASES HAD OCULAR SURGERY PREVIOUSLY. THE SIZE OF THE CYST VARIED FROM 5 X 4 MM TO 7 X 5 MM. FOLLOW-UP TIME VARIED FROM 1 YEAR AND 9 MONTHS TO 4 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS. NO RECURRENCE WAS FOUND.

Details

  • Original title: CRYOTHERAPY OF EPIBULBAR CONJUNCTIVAL CYSTS: REPORT OF 5 CASES.
  • Record ID : 1991-0903
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1989/10/11
  • Source: Source: Proc. 7th int. Congr. Cryosurg., Beijing
    505-508; 4 phot.; 1 tabl.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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