[Dacryocystorhinostomy using the endonasal approach (author's transl)].

Recent progress in microsurgery has led to a reappraisal of the endonasal approach to the lacrymal sac. The lacrymal duct is located in the orbito-nasal septum and is visible in the anterior part of the middle meatus. A technique is described which was applied in 20 cases, with one complete failure and two temporary failures, the patients having been successfully operated upon a second time.

[Routes of approach to the vidian nerve (author's transl)].

The authors describe the various routes of approach to the deep recesses of the pterygo-maxillary fossa. A brief historical review indicates the importance of the work of Golding-Wood who started this type of surgery. Description of the personal technique of the authors via a trans-maxillary approach.