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Strabismus and Extraocular Anatomy

Histologic and Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Radiosurgery in Strabismus Surgery in a Rabbit Model

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Pages 1410-1415 | Received 15 Feb 2022, Accepted 18 Jun 2022, Published online: 18 Jul 2022
 

Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of monopolar radiosurgery (MRS) assisted strabismus surgery and to compare its histologic and immunohistochemical wound healing outcomes with conventional surgery.

Methods

Superior rectus muscle resection was performed on 30 white rabbits with three different surgical muscle cutting techniques: monopolar radiosurgery (MRS group), conventional scissors preceded by bipolar electrocautery (BEC group), and conventional scissors with no cauterization (control group). Degree of tissue injury, bleeding, inflammation, and fibrosis, as well as wound healing rate (CD68+ cell number), were evaluated.

Results

In CS group, hemorrhage scores were significantly higher than those in the other groups (MRS group: Z = 5.182; p < 0.001 and BEC group: Z = 4.463; p < 0.001) and MRS group had lower scores than BEC group; however, the difference was not significant (Z = 1.423; p = 0.211). The tissue injury score in BEC group was higher when compared with MRS, and the difference was statistically significant (p = 0.028). Median inflammation scores at days 1 and 21 were lowest in MRS group, but the difference was not statistically significant among groups (day 1; p = 0.115, day 21; p = 0.095). The median fibrosis score was higher in the control group, when compared with MRS, and the difference was statistically significant (muscle–sclera; p = 0.011 and muscle–conjunctiva: p = 0.003). The macrophage score (number of CD68+ cells) was lowest in CS group; however, the difference was not significant (p = 0.657).

Conclusions

Monopolar radiosurgery is a novel method for strabismus surgery and provides equivalent hemostasis effects and wound healing properties, compared with conventional methods, and enhances surgeon comfort, as muscle incisions are made in one step with clean surgical area.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, Yolcu D, upon reasonable request.

Additional information

Funding

This work was a research project supported by Gazi University Medical School (research code: 01/2010-110).

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