Silicone Intubation for Partial and Total Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction in Adults
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Vol. 1 (1) , 51-54
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00002341-198501000-00008
Abstract
We performed silicone intubation for both partial and total nasolacrimal duct obstructions in adults. Twenty-three cases with partial obstructions and nine patients with total observations were untubated. The final results were good (73.9%), fair (8.7%), and poor (17.4%) in the partial obstruction group; and good (22.2%) and poor (77.8%) in the total obstruction group. Complications were minimal and did not affect the outcome. We recommend silicone intubation for partial nasolacrimal duct obstructions and dacryocystorhinostomy for total obstructions.Keywords
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