J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2000 Nov;41(11):2308-2312.

Effectiveness of Washing Nasolacrimal Duct as an Additional Therapy after Dacryocystorhinostomy

• Ha TS
• Na KS
• Chi NC

Abstract

The surgical methods for the obstruction of nasolacrimal duct include conventional dacryocystorhinostomy and nasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy.The authors followed 52 eyes of 54 patients who had undergone conventional or endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy to compare the surgical success rate, between the group whose nasolacrimal duct was washed with normal saline and the control group without irrigation. Nasal cavity of all patients were examined for the abnormalities such asnasal septal deviation, hypertropy of middle concha, ethmoid sinusitis and nasal polyp.The patients with those abnormalities were excluded. There was significant difference between the two groups, showing better outcome in the group with nasal irrigation. These results suggest that washing NLD after the dacryocystorhinostomy may be effective as an additional therapy to enhance the success rate of operation.

Keyword

Dacryocystorrhinostomy; Washing

MeSH Terms

Dacryocystorhinostomy*
Ethmoid Sinus
Ethmoid Sinusitis
Humans
Nasal Cavity
Nasal Lavage
Nasolacrimal Duct*