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Transcanalicular Diode Laser-assisted Dacryocystorhinostomy for the Treatment of Primary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
Published on: October 13, 2017
Retained silicone sleeve as a cause of dacryocystorhinostomy failure
Siew-Yin Then1, Annie O'Donnell, Bijan Beigi
1Corneoplastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, West Sussex, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Silicone sleeves are 1 method of stabilizing bicanalicular silicone intubation near the ostia during dacryocystorhinostomy surgery to prevent tube prolapse. Retained silicone sleeve following dacryocystorhinostomy is a rare and previously unreported complication that can occur despite endoscopic visualization during tube removal, particularly in narrow nasal passages. It is an easily reversible cause of dacryocystorhinostomy failure if identified.

