Endoscopic and external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR): which is better?
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External Dacryocystorhinostomy; Success Rate and Causes of Failure in Endoscopic and Pathologic Evaluations
Background and Objectives: External dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is the method of choice to treat nasolacrimal duct (NLD) obstruction and the other approaches are compared with it, with a failure rate of 4% to 13%. The current study aimed to assess the causes of failure in external DCR by postoperative endoscopic and pathological evaluation. <stro...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
دوره 78 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012