Modifications of the Conjunctivodacryocystostomy Procedure
| Autor: | Arthur C. Chandler |
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| Rok vydání: | 1975 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Fistula medicine.medical_treatment Dacryocystorhinostomy Postoperative Complications Lacrimal Duct Obstruction Humans Medicine Child Aged Nasolacrimal duct Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases business.industry Follow up studies Prostheses and Implants Middle Aged eye diseases Surgery Ophthalmology medicine.anatomical_structure Female sense organs Intubation business Conjunctiva Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Ophthalmology. 80:522-524 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9394 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0002-9394(75)90220-2 |
| Popis: | I modified the conjunctivodacryocystostomy procedure in 36 patients (43 eyes) by directly threading the pre-flanged PE-190 polyethylene tubing over a No. 3 or 4 Bowman probe into and through the nasolacrimal duct, contrary to the original intranasal maneuvers. This simplified the procedure but caused minor amenable complications such as shortening the tubing postoperatively. In eight of 43 eyes, replacement or shortening the tubing was easily done in the office over a handleless Bowman probe. In three of the 43 eyes, polyethylene tubing was occasionally plugged, requiring cleansing or replacement. Of the 43 tubes inserted, 42 are still in place and functioning. |
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