Paediatric dacryocystorhinostomy

Paediatric Endoscopic Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy Our Experience of 24 Cases

Introduction :The therapeutic approach in children with Nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO)differs from that used in adults. While Dacryocystorhinostomy(DCR) is the most common procedure in adults. It is carried out less frequently in children. It is indicated for children with persistent NLDO refractory to probing and in cases of recurrent or chronic dacryocystitis. Aims and objectives : The ...

Summerskill's dacryocystorhinostomy.

THE routine excision of lacrimal sacs with obstructed drainage is bad surgical practice, and the provision of drainage through the lacrimal bone into the middle meatus of the nose has become the accepted procedure. In past years the time-consuming operation of Toti and its modifications have been accepted as the only satisfactory methods of achieving this aim. These operations, however, are ted...

Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy.

External OCR used to be the gold standard for the treatment of epiphora till a decade back. However it carried significant morbidity and the success rate was dismal. The advent of endoscope coupled with the understanding of anatomy of the lateral wall of nose opened out an avenue to deal with these cases endoscopically. In our series of 30 cases we achieved successful relief of symptoms in 28 c...

Pediatric dacryocystorhinostomy

Revision External Dacryocystorhinostomy Results After a Failed Dacryocystorhinostomy Surgery

OBJECTIVE To report revision external dacryocystorhinostomy (rE-DCR) results following failed dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery. METHODS A retrospective review of patients who underwent rE-DCR between June 2006 and June 2015 at Yıldırım Beyazıt University Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital Department of Ophthalmology. Data were collected on the primary surgery technique and patie...