Surgical treatment of lacrimal duct obstruction – an overview

The Treatment of Obstruction of Lacrimal Duct and Chronic Dacryocystitis

[Treatment of lacrimal duct obstruction with a Tear-Leader stent].

PURPOSE To compare the effectiveness and patency of the TearLeader stent (PBN) for treatment of lacrimal system obstruction. METHODS A prospective study of 68 patients referred from the ophthalmology department with suspicion of lacrimal system obstruction. We placed 74 TearLeader PBN stents. Inclusion criteria were: complete obstruction of lacrimal duct with canalicula and lacrimal puncta pa...

Management of Bile Duct Problems Treatment Overview Bile Duct Obstruction

Lacrimal duct obstruction after radioiodine therapy: case report and treatment

Iodoterapia representa a terapia com iodo radioativo. A radiação beta emitida pelo iodo radioativo são partículas que irão se armazenar no tecido da tireóide destruindo as células cancerígenas que ainda restaram após a cirurgia (tireoidectomia). É importante enfatizar este possível efeito deletério da terapêutica, a qual afeta a mucosa da via lacrimal, sendo o resultado do processo de inflamaçã...

Bacteriology of lacrimal duct obstruction in adults.

AIMS To determine the current bacteriology of lacrimal duct obstruction (LDO) and to relate the bacteriological findings to the type of symptoms. METHODS 127 samples were obtained from the lacrimal sac in 118 consecutive adult patients with LDO, including nine bilateral cases. RESULTS Altogether, 156 isolates were recovered from the 127 samples cultured. Cultures were positive from 84% of t...