Silicone tubing after endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy: Is it necessary?

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 600-602

  Smirnov, Grigori ^a,b   Tuomilehto, Henri ^b   Terävirta, Markku ^b   Nuutinen, Juhani ^a,b   Seppä, Juha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; EYE DROPS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR FORMATION; SILASTIC TUBE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTUBATION; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845717956     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2006.20.2955     Document Type: Article

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