Optimal Time for Postoperative Irradiation of Pterygia

A prospective study of the optimal time for postoperative beta irradiation of pterygia in 54 eyes of 54 patients suggested that immediate postoperative irradiation, given as a single dose of 2000 rad, was associated with a lower rate of recurrence than a similar dose given 4 days postoperatively. Th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ophthalmology (Rochester, MN) MN), 1987-11, Vol.94 (11), p.1450-1451
Hauptverfasser:	Aswad, Milhim I., Baum, Jules
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult beta radiation Biological and medical sciences Combined Modality Therapy Diseases of eyelid, conjunctiva and lacrimal tracts Humans Medical sciences Ophthalmology Postoperative Complications - radiotherapy pterygium Pterygium - radiotherapy Pterygium - surgery Radiotherapy Dosage Recurrence
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Zusammenfassung:	A prospective study of the optimal time for postoperative beta irradiation of pterygia in 54 eyes of 54 patients suggested that immediate postoperative irradiation, given as a single dose of 2000 rad, was associated with a lower rate of recurrence than a similar dose given 4 days postoperatively. The authors suggest that patients with recurrent pterygia, selected to have postoperative beta radiation, receive the radiation as a single dose of 2000 rad at the end of the surgical procedure.
ISSN:	0161-6420 1549-4713
DOI:	10.1016/S0161-6420(87)33267-1