HETEROLOGOUS CARTILAGE IN SANDWICH LOWER LID RECONSTRUCTION

Authors
Citation
Fj. Steinkogler, HETEROLOGOUS CARTILAGE IN SANDWICH LOWER LID RECONSTRUCTION, Ophthalmic surgery, 24(5), 1993, pp. 351-354
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology,Surgery
Journal title
ISSN journal
0022023X
Volume
24
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
351 - 354
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-023X(1993)24:5<351:HCISLL>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Postoperative healing in 15 patients in which Chondroplast(R), a heter ologous irradiated bovine cartilage preparation, was used in conjuncti on with the ''sandwich technique'' to replace form-defining and suppor ting intrapalpebral lamella in connection with treatment of palpebral tumors, was uncomplicated, with no rejection to date.