The sensitivity and specificity of an epiphora score at predicting a blocked sac washout following dacryocystorhinostomy

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Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-128

  McCormick, Austin ^a,b   Karkos, Peter ^a   McCormick, Max ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dacryocystorhinostomy; Outcome; Score; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; EPIPHORA; HUMAN; LACRIMAL SAC; NOSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYRINGE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; HUMANS; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33745043288     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: 17445108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01676830500526638     Document Type: Article

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