Success Rate of Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy Based on the Location of the Lacrimal Sac.
- Author:
Eui Ryun CHUNG
1
;
Kyung Taek LEE
;
Woong Chul CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. cwchc@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy;
Illumination;
Success rate
- MeSH:
Dacryocystorhinostomy*;
Humans;
Lighting;
Sutures
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2002;43(10):2000-2004
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: We studied whether the illumination had an influence on the identification of the location of the lacrimal sac and the success rate of endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). METHODS: Endoscopic endonasal DCR was performed on 85 eyes of 80 patients who had obstruction of nasolacrimal system without illumination. RESULTS: In all patients, identification of the location of the lacrimal sac by detecting the probe tip or the lacrimo-maxillary suture line was accomplished, without illumination. Final success rate was 87.1% in illuminator non-using group. CONCLUSIONS: We considered that endoscopic endonasal DCR without illumination, in the knowledge of lacrimal sac, ethmoid anatomy, and anatomical variations, was a non-invasive, efficient, and satisfactory method.
