The use of imbricated sutures in radioactive plaque brachytherapy surgery
Clinical Ophthalmology, cilt.4, sa.1, ss.159-161, 2010 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Doi Numarası: 10.2147/opth.s9011
- Dergi Adı: Clinical Ophthalmology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.159-161
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Choroidal melanoma, Ciliary body melanoma, Collaborative ocular melanoma study, Iodine-125, Plaque placement, Plaque radiotherapy, Plaque removal, Radiation exposure, Retinoblastoma, Ruthenium-106
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This paper describes a new technique to suture the radioactive plaque to sclera. The radioactive plaque is conventionally sutured to the sclera using 5/0 nylon sutures. The imbricated suture technique involves using a 1/0 silk or 2/0 mersilene suture imbricated with the 5/0 nylon suture when the nylon suture is tied and cut. The imbricated suture technique allows easy identification of the plaque at removal and provides a surface that separates the 5/0 nylon from the surface of the eyelet platform, making suture cutting easier and safer. The radiation exposure times ranged from 9.1 minutes to 14 minutes (mean: 10.8 minutes) during plaque insertion and from 2.8 to 3.3 minutes (mean: 3.0 minutes) during plaque removal with the imbricated suture technique. This technique may decrease radiation exposure time and may prevent inadvertent scleral damage. © 2010 Gündüz et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd.