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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2019

Usefulness of the dacryoscintigraphy in patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction prior to endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy.

Dong Ju Kim, Sehyun Baek, Minwook Chang

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Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  2. Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy using mucosal flaps for bilateral overlapping.American journal of clinical and experimental immunology · 2020
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Dong Ju KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, 27, Dongguk-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 410-773, South Korea.
Sehyun BaekDepartment of Ophthalmology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Minwook ChangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, 27, Dongguk-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 410-773, South Korea. mdjacob@hanmail.net.
Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital · KRKorea University · KR

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Dongguk University S-2014-G0001-00024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the clinical usefulness of the dacryoscintigraphy in patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction prior to endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy.

methodsOne hundred thirty-five lacrimal views of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) with a single surgeon for primary nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO) were included. These were assigned into three groups according to the type of dacryoscintigraphy. Group 1 was a pre-sac obstruction pattern. Group 2 was an intra-sac obstruction pattern. Group 3 was post-sac obstruction pattern. Each group was evaluated for an anatomical and functional surgical success, presence of complications including granuloma, synechiae, and tube-induced inflammation at least 12 months after the surgery.

resultsBoth anatomical and functional success rate showed no significant difference among the three groups (P = .297 and .472 linear by linear association). Functional failure rate (functional failure/total failure) also showed no clinically significant differences between groups. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the factors associated with functional success. There were no statistically significant factors in age, sex, scintigraphy type, pre-operative endoscopic grade, post-operative granuloma, and synechiae.

conclusionIn patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction, preoperative evaluation of obstruction level using dacryoscintigraphy may be not useful for predicting the functional success of the endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overDacryocystorhinostomyEndoscopyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLacrimal ApparatusLacrimal Duct ObstructionMaleMiddle AgedNasolacrimal DuctPreoperative CarePrognosisRadionuclide ImagingDacryocystographyEndoscopic dacryocystorhinostomyLacrimal scintigraphyNasolacrimal duct obstruction

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