Treatment of Common Canalicular Obstruction Using Lacrimal Trephine
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
; : 1077-1081, 1998.
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em Ko
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ABSTRACT
Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostom.y using Jones tube has been the treatment of choice for patients with epiphora due to common canalicular obstruction. But this procedure carries a lot of disadvantages including external scar formation and many complications result from general anesthesia, and necessity of permanent prosthesis and long-term follow-up. So authors have used a new instrument, the lacrimal trephine designed for creating an opening through 8 distally occluded lacrimal canaliculus to treat the common canalicular obstruction. From June 1996 to December 1996, we performed 8 lacrirnal trephination with silicone tube insertion in five patients diagnosed as common canalicu-lar obstruction. All of them have achieved the anatomical success and four of thein have shown clinical success.
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Assunto principal:
Próteses e Implantes
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Silicones
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Trepanação
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Seguimentos
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Cicatriz
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Anestesia Geral
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Doenças do Aparelho Lacrimal
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article