PURPOSE To report the finding of nasolacrimal drainage system obstruction associated with radio iodine therapy and to review clinical data and the surgical treatment outcome of this rare complication. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed ophthalmological data of patients with history of thyroid carcinoma that underwent radioactive iodine I-131 therapy and were referred to lacrimal surgery. R...

OBJECTIVE To determine the outcome of late Nasolacrimal Duct (NLD) probing in children 2 years and above and to identify the cause of failure in these children. STUDY DESIGN Quasi- experimental. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Shri Ganapati Netralaya, Jalna, India, from January 1999 to June 2003. PATIENTS AND METHODS Clinical diagnosis of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction (CNLDO) was d...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of the rate of spontaneous resolution of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction on the relative cost-effectiveness of deferred nasolacrimal duct probing in a surgical facility (DFPS) compared with an immediate office-based probing surgery (IOPS). METHODS Data from the literature, Medicare 2009 fee schedule, and consensus assumptions were combined to populate a...

BACKGROUND Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) involves the orbits through direct extension to the orbital apex via the cavernous sinus. Anterior orbital masses are very rare with only a few anecdotes in the literature about an anterior spread via nasal cavity or tumour arising de novo from the lacrimal sac. Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia in the orbit has never been reported in association with NPC. ...

To evaluate the incidence and characteristics of carriers of conjunctival methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci (MRCNS) among preoperative patients at an eye clinic, bacterial growth was studied in 978 conjunctival specimens of 628 preoperative patients without signs of ocular infection. Specimens were evaluated for growth ...

Endoscopic manometry was used to measure pancreatic duct, common bile duct, pancreatic duct sphincter and bile duct sphincter pressures in 43 healthy volunteers and 162 patients with a variety of papillary, pancreatic and biliary disorders. Common bile duct pressure was significantly raised after cholecystectomy, with common bile duct stones and papillary stenosis but pancreatic duct pressure o...

A total of 585 infants and children, with 802 con­ genital nasolacrimal duct obstructions, were treated during a ten year old period, from June 1985 at StMichael's and St.Anne's hospitals in Colombo. All patients were initially treated medi­ cally (massage), and failures were subjected to probing, and when probing failed, to dilatation. Resolution with medical therapy was 86% in pa­ tients unde...

Here, we report an extremely rare case of acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction caused by oncocytic carcinoma. A 64-year-old man presented to the hospital complaining of epiphora and left-side nasal obstruction. Ophthalmic and otolaryngology examination revealed a left lacrimal duct obstruction caused by a mass in the left nasal cavity and lacrimal drainage system. The mass was removed and con...

Surgery of the respiratory tract often is considered a last resort. However, these surgeries can be performed successfully, allowing for preservation of genetics and productivity. This article discusses surgery of the upper respiratory system. Aspects of physical, radiographic, endoscopic, and ultrasonographic examination are explored. Conditions of the nares, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx, pa...