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Efficacy and Safety of Conjunctival Cystectomy Using High-Frequency Radiowave Electrosurgery: A Preliminary Report
Min Jung Ji1, Seung-Jun Lee, Sang Beom Han
1Department of Ophthalmology (M.J.J., S.-J.L., and S.B.H.), Kangwon National University Hospital, Kangwon National University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea, and Department of Ophthalmology (J.Y.H.), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Purpose:
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of conjunctival cystectomy using high-frequency radiowave electrosurgery.
Methods:
This retrospective study included 11 patients who underwent conjunctival cystectomy using high-frequency radiowave electrosurgery and had a follow-up of at least 6 months. Briefly, conjunctival opening with a diameter of 1 mm was made with using high-frequency radiowave electrosurgery (Ellman Surgitron; Ellman International, Inc., Hewlett, NY) in cut mode. The cyst was then extracted using a nontoothed forceps through the opening without rupture. Medical record of the patients was reviewed.
Results:
In all the 11 patients, conjunctival wound healed in 1 week without any complication. No recurrence was detected in any patients over the 6-month follow-up.
Conclusions:
Conjunctival cystectomy with the adjunctive use of high-frequency radiowave electrosurgery was shown to be effective and safe.
