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Transcanalicular Diode Laser-assisted Dacryocystorhinostomy for the Treatment of Primary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
Published on: October 13, 2017
An Unusual Case of Dacryocystitis After Dacryocystectomy: Is It Still Possible to Perform a Dacryocystorhinostomy?
Paola Bonavolontà1, Simona Barone1, Giovanna Norino1
1Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Abstract:
This is a rare case of a patient who developed a relapse of dacryocystitis and maxillary sinusitis although previous dacryocystectomy. We decided to perform an external dacryocystorhinostomy to remove the scar and the residual part of the lacrimal sac combined with endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) to solve the symptoms.
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