Endoscopic Dacryosistorhinostomy with or without Stent
Journal Title: Meandros Medical and Dental Journal - Year 2019, Vol 20, Issue 3
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the use of silicone stent in endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy operation on the surgical success and to compare the results of the patients who had silicone stents placed or not. Materials and Methods: Forty-six eyes of 38 patients who had undergone endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy surgery between May 2013 and January 2015 were involved in the study. The groups with or without stent were compared with respect to the surgical outcomes. Results: Fifteen of the patients were male and 23 were female. Twenty-two eyes of 19 patients were operated without stent and 24 eyes of 19 patients were operated with stent. The follow-up period was between 9-30 months. Epiphora was corrected 91.7% in the group with stent and 86.4% in the group without stent. The intergroup difference in terms of the correction of epiphora was not found statistically significant (p=0.659). Conclusion: The success rates are similar in the endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy operations performed with or without stent placement. Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy operation with or without stent placement is successful and efficient. The use of silicone stent in the endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy operations does not affect success.
Authors and Affiliations
Yeşim Başal, Ayşe İpek Akyüz Ünsal, Ceren Günel, Aylin Eryılmaz, Sema Başak
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- DOI 10.4274/meandros.galenos.2018.19480
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