Porcine pericardium as glaucoma implant tube coverage: an experimental study Uso de pericárdio suíno no recobrimento de implantes de drenagem de glaucoma: um estudo experimental

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Porcine pericardium as glaucoma implant tube coverage: an experimental study Uso de pericárdio suíno no recobrimento de implantes de drenagem de glaucoma: um estudo experimental

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the inflammatory response associated with the use of processed porcine pericardium and glycerin-preserved homologous sclera as silicone glaucoma drainage device coverage in a rabbit experimental model. METHODS: Eight New Zealand white rabbits' eyes received an equal-sized glycerin-preserved homologous scleral patch or a double-layered processed porcine pericardium that was sutured to the bare sclera covering a silicone tube. Conjunctival hyperemia was graded using the dou...

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2008-10-01

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Luciano Moreira Pinto / Caio Vinicius Saito Regatieri / Ivan Maynart Tavares / Moacyr Pezati Rigueiro

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Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492008000500003

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Transplante heterólogo / Pericárdio / Implantes para drenagem de glaucoma / Glaucoma / Suínos / Transplantation, heterologous / Pericardium / Glaucoma drainage implants / Swine / Ophthalmology

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