Intranasal endoscopic silicone intubation for congenital obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-278

  Orhan, Mehmet ^a   Önerci, Metin ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood epiphora; Intranasal endoscopy; Nasolacrimal intubation; Silicone tubing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPIPHORA; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILASTIC TUBE; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; MALE; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONES;

EID: 0030930314     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(97)00088-8     Document Type: Article

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