ArticleKorean journal of ophthalmology : KJO2022
Long-term Efficacy of Dacryoendoscopy-guided Recanalization and Silicone Tube Intubation.
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- Dacryoendoscopy in patients with lacrimal outflow obstruction: a systematic review.International ophthalmology · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical Implication of Dacryoendoscopy in the Patients with Tearing: A Systematic Review.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2023Pooled it
- Surgical procedures and outcomes in patients with tear drainage system disorders associated with the anticancer agent S-1.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Computed tomographic dacryocystography combined with multiplanar reconstruction technique in lacrimal duct probe placement.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy with and without silicone intubation in primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction: a comparative study.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Quantification of Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Length and Its Relationship with Surgical Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Long-term outcomes of laser dacryoplasty combined with intubation using a new silicon tube in patients with lacrimal duct obstruction.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Accuracy of the Lacrimal Syringing Test in Relation to Dacryocystography and Dacryoendoscopy.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- Dacryoendoscopic Findings in the Failed Silicone Tube Intubations without Dacryoendoscopy.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2022Article
- Comparison of the efficacies of 1.0 and 1.5 mm silicone tubes for the treatment of nasolacrimal duct obstruction.Scientific reports · 2022Observational
- Dacryoendoscopy: Historical development, philosophical foundation, and clinical perspective.Taiwan journal of ophthalmologyReview
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the long-term efficacy of dacryoendoscopy-guided recanalization and silicone tube intubation in patients with obstruction in the lacrimal drainage system and to identify factors related to surgical outcome.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with primary nasolacrimal duct obstruction and canalicular obstruction who underwent dacryoendoscopy-guided recanalization and silicone tube intubation between August 2014 and March 2016. Factors related to surgical outcome were examined and compared between the success group (eyes with complete response and partial response) and the failure group. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the success rate according to the factors found to have statistical significance.
resultsThe study included 74 eyes of 51 patients. The mean age of the patients was 60.3 ± 10.0 years (range, 34-80 years). The success group consisted of 66 eyes (89.2%) (complete response, 56 eyes, 75.7%; partial response, 10 eyes, 13.5%) and the failure group consisted of eight eyes (10.8%). The median follow-up period was 58 months (range, 6.5-72 months), and the overall success rate was 89.2%. Compared to the eyes with preoperative lacrimal irrigation test of partial passage, the eyes with no passage were associated with a lower success rate (95.9% vs. 76.0%, p = 0.01). Postoperative inflammation was also associated with a lower success rate (96.6% vs. 60.0%, p < 0.001).
conclusionsDacryoendoscopy-guided recanalization and silicone tube intubation is effective and can be considered a first choice of treatment for eyes which show partial passage in the lacrimal irrigation test. The management of postoperative inflammation is essential to ensure surgical success.
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