Adhesion between the upper and lower punctum is described after dacryocystorhinostomy with silicone stent intubation. The cause is attributed to trauma at the punctal openings and a tight silicone stent loop. Advice is given on how to avoid the complication.

PURPOSE To analyze the success rate and complications in patients with lacrimal obstruction submitted to surgeries. METHODS The data of patients operated in the "Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual of São Paulo" were analyzed. The lacrimal intubation was performed with a silicone tube, removed after 8 weeks. Surgeries were considered successful in those cases where patients had no postopera...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Silicone intubation has been shown to be successful in the management of epiphora in children. The effectiveness of this procedure was assessed in adults. METHODS 70 eyes from 53 patients underwent nasolacrimal intubation. Mean age at intubation was 54.7 years. Mean follow up period was 15 months. The results were based on improvement of symptoms. RESULTS Complete resolution...

Introduction: Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction is one of the most common causes of epiphora in newborns and the main cause of this condition is the persistence of Hasner membrane. Several treatment options are available, like conservative treatment, probing, irrigation, or more complex techniques. Objective: The objective of this paper is to discuss the efficiency of different treatment...

PURPOSE Prediction of difficult tracheal intubation is not always reliable and management with fibreoptic intubation is not always successful. We describe two cases in which blind intubation through the intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA FasTrach) succeeded after fibreoptic intubation failed. CLINICAL FEATURES The first patient, a 50 yr old man, was scheduled for elective craniotomy for i...

PURPOSE Stenting has been developed to deal with airway stenosis and is applicable in patients with post-intubation tracheal stenosis (PITS) in whom surgery would not be indicated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic factors in inoperable patients in whom a silicone stent was inserted due to PITS. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 55 PITS patients unde...