Canaliculitis After Dacryocystorhinostomy with Silicone Tubes.
10.3341/jkos.2008.49.3.390
- Author:
Bo Young JUNG
1
;
Yoon Duck KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Canaliculitis;
Dacryocystorhinostomy;
Silicone tube
- MeSH:
Corneal Ulcer;
Dacryocystitis;
Dacryocystorhinostomy;
Eye;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Incidence;
Retrospective Studies;
Silicones;
Canaliculitis
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2008;49(3):390-395
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To investigate the incidence and clinical course of canaliculitis after dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) with silicone tubes. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 521 eyes in 484 patients who had undergone DCR with silicone tubes between October 1994 and May 2006. RESULTS: Canaliculitis occurred in 11 eyes (2.1%). The mean age of the 10 patients involved in this study was 62.1 years (47~71 years) with a mean follow-up period of 11.1 months (6~36 months). The mean onset of canaliculitis was 3.2 months (1~5 months) after the surgery. All cases of canaliculitis were resolved with antibiotic treatment after silicone tube removal, and the surgical outcomes were successful in all patients. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of canaliculitis after DCR with silicone tubes was rare. In such cases, the final surgical outcome was successful after appropriate treatment.
