Title of article
Silicone Intubation Indications in External Dacryocystorhinostomy
Author/Authors
Buttanri, Ibrahim Bulent Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Turkey , Serin, Didem Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Turkey
From page
101
To page
102
Abstract
External dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is the gold standard surgical technique for the treatment of nasolacrimal duct obstruction (1). Since its introduction by Gibbs in 1967, intubation with silicone tubes has been widely used in lacrimal duct surgery (2). However, effect of silicone intubation on patency of lacrimal system during external DCR in cases of primary nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO), canalicular obstruction or in revision surgeries is still controversial.
Keywords
Silicone Intubation , External Dacryocystorhinostomy , Surgical Technique
Journal title
Medical Hypothesis, Discovery & Innovation Ophthalmology
Journal title
Medical Hypothesis, Discovery & Innovation Ophthalmology
Record number
2568393
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