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  • Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy in functional lacrimal obstruction
  • C Brewis, M Yung, C Merkonidis, S Hardman-Lea
  • Journal: The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 122 / Issue 9 / September 2008
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 November 2007, pp. 921-923
  • Print publication: September 2008
  • View abstract
    Introduction:

    We performed endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy in cases diagnosed with both anatomical and functional lacrimal obstruction, and here report results for the latter cases.

    Methods:

    Sixty-eight endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomies were performed for functional obstruction on 44 patients. The indication for surgery was epiphora in 66 patients and recurrent dacryocystitis in two. The minimum follow up was six months.

    Results:

    There was complete cure in 44 (65 per cent) patients, partial cure in nine (13 per cent) and no improvement in 15 (22 per cent). Revision surgery was performed in five of the 15 cases with no improvement, after which there was an overall complete cure in 47 patients (69 per cent), partial cure in 10 (15 per cent) and no improvement in 11 (16 per cent).

    Discussion:

    Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy is indicated in cases of epiphora with a diagnosis of functional lacrimal obstruction. Currently available investigations cannot reliably distinguish partial anatomical obstruction from pump failure.

  • Ipswich lacrimal tube: pedicle nasal septal tube for the reconstruction of lacrimal drainage passage
  • M. W. Yung, S. Hardman-Lea
  • Journal: The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 117 / Issue 2 / February 2003
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 March 2006, pp. 130-131
  • Print publication: February 2003
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    Canalicular blockage of the lacrimal system still remains a major challenge for oculoplastic surgeons. The conventional treatment of conjunctival dacryocystorhinostomy using the Lester Jones bypass tube is often associated with tube migration and foreign body reaction. The authors report a new technique to reconstruct the lacrimal passage on a single patient with severe canalicular obstruction following repeated failures from previous Lester Jones tube operations. An epithelial-lined tube was recreated between the nasal cavity and the conjunctiva using a superiorly based mucoperichondrial flap from the nasal septum (Ipswich lacrimal tube). The pedicle of the flap was divided six weeks following the operation. The patient was still symptom free two years following the operation together with a positive dye test confirming the patency of the new lacrimal tube.