| Title |
Pushed monocanalicular intubation versus probing as a primary management for congenital nasolacrimal obstruction
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Clinical Ophthalmology, September 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/opth.s101713 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Emad Abdelaal Elsawaby, Rania Assem El Essawy, Sameh Hassan Abdelbaky, Yomna Magdy Ismail |
| Abstract |
Evaluation of efficiency, complications, and advantages of pushed monocanalicular intubation using Masterka(®) tube versus simple probing in patients with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO). This is a case-controlled study that included 60 eyes (of 53 patients); 30 eyes underwent probing and 30 eyes intubation using the Masterka tube as a primary treatment for CNLDO. The children were aged between 6 months and 36 months at the time of surgery, with no previous nasolacrimal surgical procedure, and had one or more of the following clinical signs of nasolacrimal duct obstruction: epiphora, mucous discharge, and/or increased tear lake. We defined success by absence of epiphora, mucous discharge, or increased tear lake 1 month after tube removal. The overall success rate in the probing group was 80%, while it was 83.3% in the intubation group. Pushed monocanalicular intubation is an effective method for treatment of CNLDO; it requires only mask inhalation anesthesia and could be considered as an appropriate alternative procedure with imperceptible complications. |
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