%0 Journal Article
%T PTERIGION PRIMARIO EN PACIENTES DEL CENTRO OFTALMOLOGICO SAN CRISTOBAL ALTA VERAPAZ: GUATEMALA The behavior of primary pterigyum in the Ophthalmologic Centre of San Cristobal, Alta Verapaz: Guatemala
%A Eduardo Rojas Alvarez
%A Janet Gonz芍lez Sotero
%A Ariadna P谷rez Ruiz
%J Revista Habanera de Ciencias Mˋˋdicas
%D 2009
%I Ministerio de Salud Publica
%X Se realiz車 una investigaci車n observacional, descriptiva, retrospectiva y transversal, con el objetivo de describir el comportamiento del pterigion primario en pacientes del centro oftalmol車gico de San Crist車bal, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, en el per赤odo febrero-marzo de 2008. Se tom車 como universo de estudio 332 pacientes operados de pterigion primario y como muestra 323 pacientes que cumplieron con los criterios establecidos. Los datos fueron recopilados de las historias cl赤nicas individuales; se utilizaron medidas de estad赤stica descriptiva para su an芍lisis. La informaci車n fue presentada en tablas, se tuvieron en cuenta los aspectos 谷ticos. Se concluy車 que la forma de diagn車stico m芍s frecuentemente encontrada fue el pesquisaje activo; los grupos de edad m芍s afectados fueron de 40-49 a os y 30-39 a os, en pacientes del sexo masculino; la ocupaci車n laboral-campesina fue la m芍s relacionada con el pterigion; la t谷cnica quir迆rgica m芍s empleada fue la exc谷resis con autoplastia conjuntival. A transversal retrospective, descriptive, observational investigation was performed, with the purpose of describing the behavior of primary pterigyum in patients of the Ophthalmologic Centre of San Cristobal, Alta Verapaz , Guatemala during the period of February to March 2008, the universe of patients was the 332 patients operated of pterigyum in this period and the sample was the 23 patients that accomplished the established inclusion criteria. The information was collected from the individual clinical charts of the patients; descriptive statistics were utilized for their analysis. The information was presented in forms of tables and the ethical aspects were taken into consideration. It was found that the most frequent diagnostic form was the active exam and questioning ; the patients more affected were males in the age groups of 30- 39 years and those of 40 to 49 years; farmers were more related with this entity , the surgical technique most utilized was the the removal with conjuntival autoplasty.
%K Pterigion
%K ocupaci車n laboral
%K sexo
%K t谷cnica quir迆rgica
%K Pterigyum
%K Occupation
%K sex and surgical technique
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