Success of balloon catheter dilatation as a primary or secondary procedure for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Ophthalmology

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2108-2111

  Tao, Stanley ^a   Meyer, Dale R ^a,b   Simon, John W ^a   Zobal Ratner, Jitka ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LIONS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BALLOON DILATATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036841408     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(02)01216-2     Document Type: Article

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