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Abstract
Dacryocystorhinostomy for chronic dacryocystitis has hithertofore been performed only by ophthalmologists using the external approach. The rigid nasal endoscope offers a direct and simpler transnasal approach to dacryocystorhinostomy. This approach is more conservative and easier. It is far less traumatic causing no external scars or any disruption of medial palpebral ligaments and angular facial veins. Recent use of lasers, microdebriders and special bone cutting drills have further simplified this surgery and improved its efficacy.Entities:
Keywords: Dacryocystorhinostomy; Nasal endoscopy
Year: 2017 PMID： 28775566 PMCID： PMC5531776 DOI： 10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30314-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med J Armed Forces India ISSN： 0377-1237