Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol.  2018 Sep;11(3):151-157. 10.21053/ceo.2017.01781.

The Clinical Efficacy of Silicone Stents for Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy: A Meta-Analysis

• Kim DH
• Kim SI
• Jin HJ
• Kim S
• Hwang SH

• KMID: 2429003
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21053/ceo.2017.01781

Abstract

We evaluated the effect of silicone stent use during endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy on postoperative morbidities in comparison with versus without a silicone stent. Two authors independently searched six databases (PubMed, Embase, Scopus, the Web of Science, the Cochrane library, and Google Scholar) from inception of article collection to July 2017. The analysis included prospective randomized studies that compared intraoperative silicone stent insertion (silicone group) with no application of a silicone stent (control group), in which the outcomes of interest were success rate (lacrimal passage patent check with syringing, symptom relief, or endoscopic confirmation of fluorescein dye from the opening of Hasner's valve) and morbidities (e.g., postoperative bleeding, rhinostomy closure, granulation tissue, synechia, and eyelid problems) after certain follow-up periods (over 10 weeks). Nine studies involving a total of 587 participants were included. Functional success rates tended to be higher in the silicone group than in the control, but there was no statistically significant difference in success rates (odds ratio, 1.45; 95% confidence interval, 0.77 to 2.73). According to the surgical type such as mucosal removal and mucosal flap surgery, the results from types didn't demonstrate any significant effect, but the mucosal flap technique seemed to be more beneficial. Regarding postoperative morbidities, although the outcomes of the groups did not present any statistically significant difference, eyelid problems and postoperative bleeding tended to occur more frequently in the silicone group, but rhinostomy closure tended to occur more frequently in the control group. Success and morbidity rates showed no difference between the silicone stent group and control group in the meta-analysis. However, additional analyses revealed that the success rate of endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy using silicone intubation with mucosal flap has shown an improving trend, and morbidities such as granulation and synechia showed decreasing trends compared with the group without silicone intubation.

Keyword

Dacryocystorhinostomy; Silicones; Stents; Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction; Meta-Analysis

MeSH Terms

Dacryocystorhinostomy*
Eyelids
Fluorescein
Follow-Up Studies
Granulation Tissue
Hemorrhage
Intubation
Prospective Studies
Silicon*
Silicones*
Stents*
Treatment Outcome*
Fluorescein
Silicon
Silicones

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Flowchart of the study selection.

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  Fig. 2. Comparison of success rates between the silicone stent and control groups. Odds ratios (ORs) for success rate (A) and subgroups analysis according to the surgical type such as mucosal removal and flap surgery (B). Total, number of participants per group; CI, confidence interval.

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  Fig. 3. Sensitivity analysis of success rates between the silicone stent and control groups. OR, odds ratio; CI confidence interval.

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  Fig. 4. Comparison of postoperative morbidity rates between the silicone stent and control groups. Odds ratios (ORs) for the incidence of postoperative bleeding (A), eyelid problems (B), rhinostomy closure (C), granulation tissue (D), and synechia (E). Total, number of participants per group; CI, confidence interval

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