Obstruction of the lacrimal system: Treatment with a covered, retrievable, expandable nitinol stent versus a lacrimal polyurethane stent

Radiology

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 270-276

  Ko, Gi Young ^a   Song, Ho Young ^a   Seo, Tae Seok ^a   Kim, Tae Hyung ^a   Sung, Kyu Bo ^a   Yoon, Hyun Ki ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lacrimal gland and duct; Lacrimal gland and duct, interventional procedures; Stents and prostheses

Indexed keywords

NITINOL; POLYURETHAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVICE; EPIPHORA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOYS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYURETHANES; RECURRENCE; STENTS;

EID: 0037382716     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2271011674     Document Type: Article

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