Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: Eight children with nasolacrimal duct obstruction were treated with a multidiode laser. The study was prospective, non-randomized, and noncomparative. The patients, 2 (25%) males and 6 (75%) females, ranged in age from 8 to 13 years (mean 11.25±2.43). Surgery was performed under general anesthesia. All procedures were performed using a multidiode laser. The nasal passage was visualized with a 30° nasal video endoscope. In all cases, silicone stents were inserted. The main outcome measure was resolution or improvement of the epiphora and no major laser damage intranasally. Patients were followed for at least 6 months. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Sevin Soker Cakmak, Muzeyyen Yildirim |
Journal | International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
(Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol)
Vol. 74
Issue 11
Pg. 1320-2
(Nov 2010)
ISSN: 1872-8464 [Electronic] Ireland |
PMID | 20851472
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adolescent
- Child
- Dacryocystorhinostomy
(instrumentation, methods)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Lacrimal Duct Obstruction
(congenital)
- Laser Therapy
- Male
- Nasolacrimal Duct
(surgery)
- Prospective Studies
- Stents
- Video-Assisted Surgery
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