Clinical complications in the application of polyglycolic acid sheets with fibrin glue after resection of mucosal lesions in oral cavity

Publication date: Available online 29 December 2017
Source:Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
Author(s): Kohei Okuyama, Souichi Yanamoto, Tomofumi Naruse, Yuki Sakamoto, Satoshi Rokutanda, Seigo Ohba, Izumi Asahina, Masahiro Umeda
Objectives.Covering open wounds with a polyglycolic acid (PGA) sheet using fibrin glue after resection of oral mucosal lesions is reportedly useful. We focused on clinical complications of this procedure: development of marked granuloma-like neoplasm (GLN) and abnormal postoperative bleeding (APB) on the resected region.Study Design.The characteristics of 100 cases with PGA sheet application after the resection of oral mucosal lesion were examined retrospectively by the medical records and/or oral photographs at our department between 2010 and 2016.Results.These included 8 cases of GLN development and 7 cases of APB. There was a significantly higher risk of GLN development when the PGA sheet was applied to the raw surface of the tongue. There were no immediate APBs, but 4 APBs occurred several hours after surgery. All APB cases involved the tongue.ConclusionsBoth GLNs and APBs are minor complications. Although 8 cases of GLNs did not involve the recurrence of a tumor, follow-up with incisional or excisional biopsy should be performed. APB in the oral cavity induced by the PGA sheet peeling due to fluctuating adhesive force of the PGA sheets and fibrin glue can sometimes induce life-threatening events.



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