Purpose: To search the effectiveness of postoperative first week ostium cleaning in transcanalicular diode laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy (TDL-DCR).
Materials And Methods: A total of 123 eyes of 123 patients with acquired dacryostenosis who had surgery were retrospectively evaluated. Diode laser was used in all patients. All patients were operated under local anesthesia by a single surgeon. Intranasal endoscopic cleaning of the ostium by surgical suction under local anesthesia was performed as an extra job in the postoperative first week visit.
Results: Mean age of the patients was 55 (range, 41-78 years) years. Mean follow up was 13.4 months. Successful outcomes were achieved in 117 of 123 (95.1%) patients. Reoperation was performed in 6 patients with restenosis and were free of symptoms in 1-year follow up.
Conclusion: Postoperative first week cleaning of the nasal ostium by surgical suction with the aiding of nasal endoscopy is a very effective method increasing the success rate of TDL-DCR.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0000000000000137 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Changes in relative peripheral refraction after implantable collamer lenses implantation.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
December 2024
Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, XuHui District, No. 19 BaoQing Road, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Purpose: This study aimed to measure the changes in refraction difference value (RDV) in different parts of the retina before and after implantable collamer lenses (ICL) surgery.
Design: Prospective study.
Methods: This study included 40 eyes of 40 patients who underwent ICL implantation for myopia.
Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency Therapy of Stellate Ganglion on Refractory Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.
J Pain Res
December 2024
Department of Pain Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, People's Republic of China.
Background: The best tool for the management of pain associated with distal symmetric peripheral neuropathy (DSPN) is a matter of debate. Therefore, the study aimed to explore whether ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) therapy of the stellate ganglion (SG) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with painful DSPN could decrease pain severity and the need for analgesics.
Methods: Fifty-six T2DM patients with refractory painful DSPN were enrolled in this study, who then received bilateral ultrasound-guided PRF therapy of SG.
Methicillin-Resistant -Induced Discitis Following Acupuncture: A Case Report.
Infect Drug Resist
December 2024
Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, The Third People's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
This report describes a case of lumbar disc infection potentially induced by acupuncture in a 43-year-old male with a history of back pain. After acupuncture treatment at another hospital, the patient experienced worsened pain. Physical examination revealed tenderness at the upper lumbar intervertebral space and paravertebral percussion pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIpsilateral ectopic pregnancy in the distal remaining part of the previously removed Fallopian tube: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
December 2024
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Background: Ectopic pregnancy, occurring outside the uterine cavity, poses a significant health risk, with Fallopian tube involvement being predominant. Recurrent ectopic pregnancy, particularly in the ipsilateral remnant of a previously removed tube, is a rare and poorly understood phenomenon. Here, we present a case of recurrent ectopic pregnancy occurring in the distal remnant of the right fallopian tube following ipsilateral incomplete salpingectomy in a 22-year-old woman.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Effect of 0.05D Interval Precise Refraction on Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction Surgery: A Retrospective Study with Short-Term Follow-Up.
Clin Optom (Auckl)
December 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Background: To compare the postoperative visual quality of patients undergoing small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) with spherical trial lens intervals of 0.05D and 0.25D in preoperative manifest refraction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!