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Transcanalicular Diode Laser-assisted Dacryocystorhinostomy for the Treatment of Primary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
Published on: October 13, 2017
[Bilateral synechiae obstruction of the nasal cavity]
S A Karpishchenko1,2, O E Vereshchagina2, E O Teplova2
1St. Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Throat, Nose and Speech, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Abstract:
This article presents the clinical case of a woman aged 61 years with massive bilateral synechial obstruction of the nasal cavity after anterior tamponade with clinical manifestations in the form of a significant deterioration in nasal breathing, nasal congestion, postnasal nasal congestion and recurrent sinusitis. The stages of diagnosis of pathology, including differential, are presented and the most rational method of surgical treatment is selected.
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