Vastardis, Iraklis; Pajic, Bojan; Greiner, Richard H; Pajic-Eggspuehler, Brigitte; Aebersold, Daniel M (2009). Prospective study of exclusive strontium-/yttrium-90 beta-irradiation of primary and recurrent pterygia with no prior surgical excision. Clinical outcome of long-term follow-up. Strahlentherapie und Onkologie, 185(12), pp. 808-14. Heidelberg: Springer-Medizin-Verlag 10.1007/s00066-009-2000-1
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the consecutive treatment results regarding pterygium recurrence and the efficacy of exclusive strontium-/yttrium-90 beta-irradiation for primary and recurrent pterygia and to analyze the functional outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between October 1974 and December 2005, 58 primary and 21 recurrent pterygia were exclusively treated with strontium-/yttrium-90 beta-irradiation with doses ranging from 3,600 to 5,500 cGy. The follow-up time was 46.6 +/- 26.7 months, with a median of 46.5 months. RESULTS: The treatment led to a size reduction in all pterygia (p < 0.0001). Neither recurrences nor side effects were observed during therapy and follow-up in this study. Best-corrected visual acuity increased (p = 0.0064). Corneal astigmatism was reduced in recurrent pterygia (p = 0.009). CONCLUSION: Exclusive strontium-/yttrium-90 beta-irradiation of pterygia is a very efficient and well-tolerated treatment, with remarkable aesthetic and rehabilitative results in comparison to conventional treatments, especially for recurrent lesions which have undergone prior surgical excision.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Radiation Oncology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Aebersold, Daniel Matthias |
ISSN: |
0179-7158 |
Publisher: |
Springer-Medizin-Verlag |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:12 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:23 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00066-009-2000-1 |
PubMed ID: |
20013090 |
Web of Science ID: |
000272525100005 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/31639 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/31639 (FactScience: 196282) |
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