Inferior Meatus Surgery for Distal Nasolacrimal Duct Obstructions
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Inferior meatus surgery for distal nasolacrimal duct obstructions: long-term outcomes and treatment paradigm.
IMPORTANCE Epiphora is a symptom resulting from obstruction of the nasolacrimal system. Classically, dacryocystorhinostomy has been performed to relieve epiphora. However, this does not address distal obstruction. Inferior meatus (IM) surgery at or near Hasner's valve has been shown to have a 92.8% short-term success rate in treating distal nasolacrimal duct (NLD) obstruction. In addition, IM s...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2168-6181
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.1038