Autologous Transplantation of a Free Tenon's Graft for Repairing Excessive Bleb Leakage after Trabeculectomy: A Case Report.
著者
川井, 基史
(Kawai, Motofumi)
中林, 征吾
(Nakabayashi, Seigo)
清水, 恒輔
(Shimizu, Kosuke)
花田, 一臣
(Hanada, Kazuomi)
吉田, 晃敏
(Yoshida, Akitoshi)
上位タイトル
Case reports in ophthalmology
Vol.5,
No.3
(2014.
9)
,p.297-
301
識別番号
ISSN
1663-2699
DOI
10.1159/000368159
その他
PMID:25408669
抄録
PURPOSE:
To report a case of autologous transplantation of a free Tenon's graft to repair excessive bleb leakage after trabeculectomy.
CASE REPORT:
A 39-year-old Japanese woman presented with severe hypotony in her left eye. She had undergone trabeculectomy with mitomycin C 14 years ago. Slit-lamp examination showed an ischemic and ruptured bleb, excessive bleb leakage, and an extremely shallow anterior chamber. A large scleral defect was vaguely observed through the bleb conjunctiva. The hypotony was attributed to excessive bleb leakage. A surgical revision was required. First, the avascular bleb conjunctiva and the melted scleral flap were excised. A scleral defect was observed. Thick fibrotic tissue, i.e., the autologous Tenon's graft, was separated from the underlying sclera, cut to the desired size to cover the defect, and sutured to the sclera with 10-0 nylon sutures. Irrigation with balanced salt solution through the paracentesis confirmed deepening of the anterior chamber with no bleb leakage. In the current case, a layer of amniotic membrane was applied to cover the largely exposed sclera. Two weeks postoperatively, the surgical site was totally re-epi-thelialized with no aqueous leakage. Three months postoperatively, vascularization into the surgical site was observed. The intraocular pressure remained within normal levels without recurrent bleb leakage.
CONCLUSIONS:
Autologous transplantation of a free Tenon's graft successfully repaired excessive bleb leakage through a scleral defect after trabeculectomy. This technique is easier, safer, and may be more cost effective for repairing excessive bleb leakage after trabeculectomy than conventional management techniques.
