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Article detail · 2005

Long-Term Follow-Up of External Dacryocystorhinostomy and the Factors Affecting Its Success

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Orbit
OpenAlex SJR Q3 Citations 69 Percentile 82.3% FWCI 1.38
Year
2005
DOI
10.1080/01676830590926693
Type
article

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Abstract

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AIM: To evaluate the long-term follow-up results of external dacryocystorhinostomy (Ex-DCR) and to assess the role of some factors in its success. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between January 1990 and November 2002, 437 nasolacrimal systems of 387 patients were operated on and included in the study. The success rates were determined on the basis of the last examinations of the patients, and the correlations between success rates and factors such as age, gender, the duration of obstruction, history of acute dacryocystitis, the side of obstruction, and the postoperative follow-up period were calculated. RESULTS: The mean follow-up period was 5.9 +/- 2.5 years. Fifty cases (12.9%) were operated bilaterally. The initial success rate was 91.5% and the last success rate was 98.4% after reoperations. We found meaningful correlations between success and duration of obstruction, age of the patient, and the duration of postoperative follow-up (r = 0.18, 0.17 and -0.14, p = 0.036, 0.001 and 0.002, respectively). DISCUSSION: In comparison to newly developed surgical techniques for the treatment of nasolacrimal duct obstruction, Ex-DCR still appears to offer higher success rates, even after long-term follow-up. In addition to being a cost-effective procedure, it requires no sophisticated instruments. In our opinion, the high success rates may be explained by the nature of the operation, which creates a fistula between the sac and the nasal mucosa.

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17 publications in the local catalog that cite this work (OpenAlex reference match; not the full global list).

  1. Intranasal Localization of the Lacrimal Sac 2009 Citations 30 · OpenAlex
  2. Comparison of Transcanalicular Multidiode Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy with and without Silicon Tube Intubation 2016 Citations 18 · OpenAlex
  3. The Long Term Follow Up Results of External Dacryocystorhinostomy Skin Incision Scar with W Incision 2013 Citations 18 · OpenAlex
  4. Comparison of the effect of W shaped and linear skin incisions on scar visibility in bilateral external dacryocystorhinostomy 2014 Citations 15 · OpenAlex
  5. The Modified Technique of External Dacryocystorhinostomy in the Management of Complicated Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction 2016 Citations 12 · OpenAlex
  6. Assessment of Anterior Suspended Flaps Modification for External Dacryocystorhinostomy 2015 Citations 6 · OpenAlex
  7. Postoperative Changes in Olfactory Function After Transcanalicular Diode Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy 2014 Citations 5 · OpenAlex
  8. Effect of allergic rhinitis on the outcomes of diode laser dacryocystorhinostomy 2021 Citations 4 · OpenAlex
  9. Effect of allergic rhinitis on the outcomes of diode laser dacryocystorhinostomy 2021 Citations 4 · OpenAlex
  10. Angioid Streaks’e İkincil Gelişen Koroid Neovaskülarizasyonları 2017 Citations 4 · OpenAlex

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