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Table 8 Recurrence and survival rates following each surgical procedure depending on closure technique

From: Characteristics and recurrence of pterygium in Saudi Arabia: a single center study with a long follow‐up

Procedure (=92)

Conjunctival Autograft (n=18)

Conjunctival with MMC (n=63)

Amniotic membrane transplant (n=11)

Closure technique

Recurrence

Survival analysis

Recurrence

Survival analysis

Recurrence

Survival analysis

n (%)

P

Mean±SD (months)

95% CI

P

n (%)

P

Mean±SD (months)

95% CI

P

n (%)

P

Mean±SD (months)

95% CI

P

Sutures alone (n= 62)

2 (20)

0.671

7 ±5

0 – 16.8

0.405

6 (14)

0.541

16.33±5.92

4.73-27.94

0.872

3 (33.3)

0.338

22±8.72

4.91-39.09

NA

Suture + fibrin (n= 30)

1 (12.5)

12

12

4 (20)

9.25±3.54

2.30-16.19

0 (0)

NA

  1. 2 patients underwent closure by fibrin alone and had no recurrence