A case of endonasal balloon-assisted dacryoplasty after failure of endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy

Clin Case Rep. 2020 May 19;8(9):1605-1609. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2956. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Endonasal balloon-assisted dacryoplasty is a minimally invasive technique that uses a high-pressure balloon catheter introduced into the lacrimal pathway through the nasal fossa into the neorhinostomy to treat recurrent epiphora after primary dacryocystorhinostomy. This procedure can be considered to be a reliable technique in patients unfit for general anesthesia.

Keywords: DCP; ballooning; nasolacrimal duct obstruction; revision surgery.

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