Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol.  2012 Jun;5(2):101-106. 10.3342/ceo.2012.5.2.101.

Surgical Results of Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy and Lacrimal Trephination in Distal or Common Canalicular Obstruction

• Baek BJ
• Hwang GR
• Jung DH
• Kim IS
• Sin JM
• Lee HM

• KMID: 2117504
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/ceo.2012.5.2.101

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
To evaluate the surgical outcomes of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy followed by canalicular trephination and silicone stenting in patients with distal or common canalicular obstructions.
METHODS
The medical records of 29 patients (31 eyes) from January 2001 to December 2009 who underwent endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy followed by canalicular trephination and silicone tube insertion for the treatment of distal or common canalicular obstructions were retrospectively reviewed. The level of obstruction was confirmed by intraoperative probing. The outcome of the surgery was categorized as a complete success, partial success, or failure according to the functional and anatomic patency.
RESULTS
The average age of the patients was 52 years. The duration of silicone intubation ranged from 4 to 11 months with an average of 5.7+/-1.6 months. The follow-up period after stent removal ranged from 4 to 15 months with an average of 8.2+/-3.3 months. Complete success was achieved in 25 out of 31 eyes (80.6%), partial success in 4 out of 31 eyes (12.9%), and failure in 2 out of 31 eyes (6.5%).
CONCLUSION
Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy followed by canalicular trephination and silicone stent intubation may be safe and considered as an initial treatment of patients with distal or common canalicular obstructions.

Keyword

Epiphora; Canalicular obstruction; Endoscope; Dacryocystorhinostomy; Trephination; Silicone tube

MeSH Terms

Dacryocystorhinostomy
Endoscopes
Eye
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intubation
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases
Medical Records
Retrospective Studies
Silicones
Stents
Silicones

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Trimmed nasal mucosal flaps are in place around the rhinostomy site to cover the raw bone. IT, inferior turbinate; MT, middle turbinate.

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