‘Preoperative imaging should be performed for all cases of acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction’—No

comparison of il-1βconcentration of tear between cases with primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction and cases without nasolacrimal duct obstruction

purpose: primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (pando) is an acquired disease characterized by persistent symptoms such as tearing, mucus secretion, recurrent conjunctivitis and eye irritations. different etiologies such as conjunctival infections, and nasal and sinus diseases have been proposed. pathological studies have revealed inflammation, vascular congestion and edema in the earl...

Diagnosis of epiphora and management of acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Whether all patients with Central precocious puberty should be treated?

Extended Abstract   Precocious puberty is the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before 8 years old in girls and 9 years old in boys. Precocious puberty is divided into 3 groups of central, peripheral and normal variants. Central precocious puberty is accompanied by activation of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis which causes increase in secretion of GnRH, and in turn increase i...

Bicanalicular silicone intubation in acquired partial nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

PURPOSE To assess the effectiveness of bicanalicular silicone intubation (SI) in acquired partial nasolacrimal duct (NLD) obstruction. DESIGN Retrospective nonrandomized case series METHODS 72 tear ducts from 53 patients with severe epiphora due to acquired partial NLD obstruction underwent bicanalicular SI. Mean age at intubation was 55.9 years. The silicone tubes were removed after, on av...

Review of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in breast cancer: should MRI be performed on all women with newly diagnosed, early stage breast cancer?

Randomized controlled trials have shown equivalent survival for women with early stage breast cancer who are treated with breast-conservation therapy (local excision and radiotherapy) or mastectomy. Decades of experience have demonstrated that breast-conservation therapy provides excellent local control based on defined standards of care. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been introduced in ...