Endonasal laser dacryocystorhinostomy in outpatient clinic

Tanabe, Tetsuya; Ogura, Masami; Kihara, Keiichi; Kitahara, Satoshi

doi:10.1016/s0531-5131(03)00840-9

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“…Epiphora is mainly caused by obstruction of the lacrimal passage 1 . External dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) has provided the mainstay of treatment for chronic dacryocystitis and nasolacrimal duct obstruction for over a century.…”

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Comparison of external and endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy

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Satisfactorily completed questionnaires were received from 64 out of 90 patients in the external group and from 30 of 41 patients in the endonasal group. Results indicated positive scores for both groups for all four subscales of the Glasgow benefit inventory. There were no statistically significant differences between results for the external and endonasal procedures. The ocular symptomatology questionnaire results indicated better scores for the external procedure, but this difference did not reach statistical significance.

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