Outcome of Patients with Nasolacrimal Polyurethane Stent Implantation: Do They Keep Tearing?

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 130-135

  Öztürk, Sertaç ^a   Konuk, Onur ^a   Ilgit, Erhan T ^a   Ünal, Mehmet ^a   Erdem, Özlem ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REOPERATION; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3843056000     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: 15372677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.IOP.0000115597.92546.D5     Document Type: Article

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