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Sandeep Bharangar1, Nirupama Singh, Vikram Lal.
Abstract
EEDCR is a highly rewarding Endoscopic procedure for management of dacryocystitis when epiphora does not respond to medications or repeated syringing of nasolacrimal duct. It is a simple, less time consuming, safe but skilful, highly satisfying surgery both for the patients as well as the surgeons. There is very big advantage of EEDCR, it is close 100% successful procedure, even if there is recurrence of epiphora it is again correctable fully with no residual affects. EEDCR is far more superior to External DCR/Laser DCR and there are definite reasons for it. A total number of 578 cases have been operated by me from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2011, only very few reoccurrences were there and they were corrected easily so much so that it can be said that it is a close 100% successful procedure and best surgical management of DACRYOCYSTITIS up to date. The successful outcome was defined as symptomatic relief from epiphora and dacryocystitis and a patent nasolacrimal duct upon syringing at the end of procedure and on follow up of patient.Entities:
Keywords: Dacryocystectomy (DCT); Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR); Endonasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (EEDCR); Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS); Lacrimal fluid (LF); Lacrimal muscle (LM); Nasolacrimal duct (NLD); Orbicularis occuli (OO)
Year: 2011 PMID: 24294581 PMCID: PMC3477435 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-011-0345-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ISSN: 2231-3796