The outcomes of 326 external dacryocystorhinostomy operations in children with dacryostenosis - 30-year experience of an oculoplastic surgeon.
Arq Bras Oftalmol
; 81(6): 500-504, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report demographic features and surgical outcomes of 320 children undergoing external dacryocystorhinostomy for dacryostenosis.METHODS:
We performed a retrospective evaluation of the records of patients aged <16 years who underwent external dacryocystorhinostomy. Patient demographic features and success rates of the operations were analyzed from the data records. Children with <12-month follow-up were not enrolled in the study.RESULTS:
We identified 326 operative records of 320 children (162 [50.6%] girls and 158 [49.4%] boys) who underwent external dacryocystorhinostomy with a mean follow-up of 26.03 ± 11.11 months. Overall, we evaluated 116 (35.6%) cases of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Our series demonstrated a 99.4% success rate for external dacryocystorhinostomy.CONCLUSIONS:
External dacryocystorhinostomy in children has a high success rate if performed by an experienced oculoplastic surgeon.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Avaliação da Tecnologia Biomédica
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Dacriocistorinostomia
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Obstrução dos Ductos Lacrimais
Tipo de estudo:
Health_technology_assessment
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arq Bras Oftalmol
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia