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The pigtail probe protected by silicone intubation: a combined approach to canalicular reconstruction
W M McLeish1, B Bowman, R L Anderson
1Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla 32223.
Ophthalmic Surgery
|April 1, 1992
Abstract:
We have devised a method of single-eyelid canalicular reconstruction using the pigtail probe to facilitate identification of the proximal canalicular segment following silicone stent intubation of the normal, uninjured canaliculus. A series of seven acute and two long-standing canalicular lacerations were successfully reconstructed using this technique, which minimizes the risks associated with the use of the pigtail probe.