A retrospective comparison of endonasal KTP laser dacryocystorhinostomy versus external dacryocystorhinostomy

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 347-351

  Mirza, S ^a,b   Al Barmani, A ^a   Douglas, S A ^a   Bearn, M A ^a   Robson, A K ^a  

^a CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b St Peter's Basin ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dacryocystorhinostomy; Endonasal; Laser

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; EPIPHORA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; LASER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036411831     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2002.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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