PURPOSE We aimed to compare the outcomes of primary external dacryocystorhinostomy and silicone tube with anterior and posterior mucosal flap anastomosis, versus dacryocystorhinostomy and silicone intubation with anterior mucosal flap anastomosis. METHODS We utilized the electronic databases PubMed, EMBASE, Ovid, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and MEDLINE® to find articles re...

PURPOSE To report the outcome of a step-by-step treatment approach for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNDO). METHODS Three-hundred and fifty eyes with CNDO were included in the study. A number of treatment methods were applied systematically until a successful outcome was achieved. Listed in order from simple to more complex, the following methods were used: conservative management...

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Herein we report our experience with a simple technique for reducing the rate of silicone tube extrusion after nasolacrimal duct (NLD) intubation for congenital NLD obstruction. Medical records of children older than 2 years, with or without history of failed probing, who had undergone NLD intubation with a Crawford silicone tube over a period of 4 years were reviewed. In all subjects, one end ...

BACKGROUND To report the clinical experience and success rate with Ritleng intubation system in patients with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. METHODS Twenty-four patients (32 eyes) with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction treated with the Ritleng intubation system were enrolled in this study. The mean age was 20.1+/-9.6 months. The technique involved introduction of a Prolene m...

1 El-Seify ZA, Khattab AM, Shaaban AA, Metwalli OE, Hassan HE, Ajjoub LF. Xylometazoline pretreatment reduces nasotracheal intubation-related epistaxis in paediatric dental surgery. Br J Anaesth 2010; 105: 501–5; doi:10.1093/bja/aeq205 2 Kihara S, Komatsuzaki T, Brimacombe JR, et al. A silicone-based wire-reinforced tracheal tube with a hemispherical bevel reduces nasal morbidity for nasotrache...

Probing of the nasolacrimal duct is a common procedure in children with congenital stenosis. Although simple probing of the nasolacrimal duct is successful in a majority of patients, a number of failures occur. In those temporary intubation of the nasolacrimal duct with a silicone drain may solve the problem. We performed silicone intubation in 11 infants under nasal endoscopic control. By this...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the surgical outcomes of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy followed by canalicular trephination and silicone stenting in patients with distal or common canalicular obstructions. METHODS The medical records of 29 patients (31 eyes) from January 2001 to December 2009 who underwent endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy followed by canalicular trephination and silicone tube inser...