khataminia g, md*; keramati ag, md ahvaz jondi shapoor university of medical sciences, ahvaz, iran *corresponding author: [email protected] purpose: to report the demographics and clinical profile, and outcomes of canalicular laceration repaired with mini monoka monocanalicular stent. method: all patients who had undergone canalicular laceration repair over 4 years (2004-2008) at imam khom...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of self-retaining stent (SRS) bicanalicular intubation with bicanalicular silicone (Crawford) intubation in patients with canalicular and punctal obstruction. METHODS In this prospective, randomized clinical trial, 38 patients with canalicular or punctal obstruction (25 partial, 13 complete) and epiphora were randomized into two...

BACKGROUND Tracheal intubation with neuromuscular blocking agents is associated with a low incidence of minor vocal cord sequelae (8%). The aim of this noninferiority trial was to demonstrate that the frequency of vocal cord sequelae after fiberoptic intubation with a flexible silicone tube without neuromuscular blocking agents was less than 25% (maximum tolerable inferiority). METHODS Two-hu...

AIM To document the results of erbium (Er)-YAG laser treatment in presaccal canalicular obstruction in combination with the use of a flexible endoscope. METHODS For the first time an Er-YAG laser (Schwind, Sklerostom) was attached to a flexible endoscope (Schwind, Endognost) and used to recanalise a stenosis of the upper, lower, or common canaliculus. In 17 patients (mean age 41.5 (SD 11.9) y...

PURPOSE To study the effect of bicanalicular silicone intubation on endonasal endoscopic mechanical dacryocystorhinostomy (EEM-DCR) for primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO). DESIGN Randomized clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS A total of 120 consecutive adults (103 females) with a presenting age of 64 ± 13.7 years (range, 39-92 years) underwent EEM-DCR for PANDO from November 20...

Introduction. The study aims to test whether flexible silicone tubes (FST) improve performance and provide similar intubation success through I-Gel as compared to ILMA. Our trial is registered in CTRI and the registration number is "CTRI/2016/06/006997." Methods. One hundred and twenty ASA status I-II patients scheduled for elective surgical procedures needing tracheal intubation were randomise...

Aim: To present the long-term results of bicanalicular silicone tube intubation combined with external dacryocystorhinostomy (EDRS) in-patient nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO)
 Methods: Long-term 169 eyes patients who underwent between January 2010 and December 2020 in our clinic were evaluated, retrospectively. On postoperative 1st day, 10th month, 3rd 6th 9th 12th last visits, evalua...

BACKGROUND To investigate characteristics of biofilm which is usually found in silicone tube for nasolacrimal duct surgery and can be the root of chronic bacterial infections eventually resulted in surgical failure. METHODS To form a biofilm, sterile silicone tube was placed in culture media of Staphylococcus aureus, Corynebacterium matruchotii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or Streptococcus pneumo...