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One-week intubation in external dacryocystorhinostomy

1 October 2021 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit | Dacryocystorhinostomy, epiphora, silicone stent intubation, success rate

Whether to routinely intubate or not in dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery has been a subject of controversy among lacrimal surgeons. Similarly, if intubated the timing of removal of stent is not standard. Here, the authors carried out a survey of their...

Results of STENTube for lacrimal intubation

1 August 2017 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit | Dacryocystorhinostomy, NLD, STENTube, intubation

The STENTube is designed with a varied diameter – a thin central segment with a diameter of 0.86mm and distal tube segments with larger 1.3mm diameter. The thin central segment is exposed at the medial canthus. The distal tubes tamponade...