Treatment of nasolacrimal duct obstruction and lacrimal stenosid or obstruction by dacryorhinostomy
- Author:
Dong Ngoc Pham
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
nasolacrimal duct obstruction
- MeSH:
Nasolacrimal Duct;
Airway Obstruction;
therapy
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1998;6(2):30-34
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study was done on 82 eyes having nasolacrimal duct obstruction and lacrimal stenosis or stenosis-obstruction. All were treated with dacryorhinostomy (DCR) and silicone intubation. The successful prevalence is 94.4%. Among them, the prevalence of functional success is 49.9%. The successful prevalence is increasing during the follow-up time. The intra-and post-operative complications are rare and mild. The causes and the form of obstruction are prognostic factors. The recurrent obstruction may occur when the silicone tube is still inside the canalcular
