Lacrimal canaliculus obstruction: Nonsurgical treatment with a newly designed polyurethane stent

Ho Young Song; Choon Oh Lee; Sangsoo Park; Soo Won Suh; Hyun Ki Yoon; Sung Gwon Kang; Kyu Bo Sung

doi:10.1148/radiology.199.1.8633162

Lacrimal canaliculus obstruction: Nonsurgical treatment with a newly designed polyurethane stent

Ho Young Song, Choon Oh Lee, Sangsoo Park, Soo Won Suh, Hyun Ki Yoon, Sung Gwon Kang, Kyu Bo Sung

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A newly designed polyurethane stent was used to successfully treat 30 eyes (in 28 patients) with epiphora resulting from obstruction of the lacrimal canaliculus. After stent placement, epiphora resolved in all eyes. During follow-up, epiphora recurred in 20 eyes, but epiphora did not recur and the lacrimal canaliculus was patent in 12 eyes after the stent was removed. The stent appears to be valuable for nonsurgical treatment of obstruction of the lacrimal canaliculus.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	280-282
Number of pages	3
Journal	Radiology
Volume	199
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.199.1.8633162
State	Published - Apr 1996
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Lacrimal gland and duct
Lacrimal gland and duct, interventional procedure
Stents and prostheses

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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