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15780230

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective review was performed to define the incidence of post operative lower eyelid ectropion after excision and full thickness grafting of lower eyelid tumours. In a 7-year period (1995-2001) 106 consecutive patients were identified who had undergone such surgery with mean follow-up period of 7.4 months (median 5 months, range 1-41.5 months). The majority of lesions were basal cell carcinomas 89/106 (84%). A total of 15/106 (14.2%) patients developed ectropion. The length of follow-up for patients with ectropion was on average 11.7 months (median 10 months, range 2-34 months). Ten patients underwent corrective surgery with five of these showing cosmetic and symptomatic improvement. Of five patients treated conservatively, three showed spontaneous improvement. The incidence of lower eyelid ectropion after lower eyelid skin grafting is defined and this does not seem to have been reported before for a consecutive series of patients. We offer a classification for eyelid zones with regard to ectropion and anatomical and pathological factors that may be important for ectropion formation are discussed. Finally we suggest a new classification of ectropion based on cosmetic and functional consequences.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0007-1226
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
353-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-6-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Ectropion following excision of lower eyelid tumours and full thickness skin graft repair.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns, Northern General Hospital NHS Trust, Herries Road, Sheffield, S5 7AU, UK. philiprubin@btinternet.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article