Long-term results of intranasal laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy with the use of a surgical microscope

Emmanuel P Prokopakis; Alexios S Vardouniotis; Alexandros D Karatzanis; Stylianos G Malandrakis; Charalambos S Siganos; George A Velegrakis

doi:10.1016/j.anl.2009.04.011

Long-term results of intranasal laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy with the use of a surgical microscope

Auris Nasus Larynx. 2010 Feb;37(1):66-70. doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2009.04.011. Epub 2009 Jul 2.

Authors

Emmanuel P Prokopakis¹, Alexios S Vardouniotis, Alexandros D Karatzanis, Stylianos G Malandrakis, Charalambos S Siganos, George A Velegrakis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, 71414 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

PMID: 19576710
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2009.04.011

Abstract

Objective: To address the long-term results of our method that combines intranasal laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy with the use of surgical microscope.

Methods: The procedure is a modification of the West method. A retrospective series of the long-term results are presented in 105 patients that underwent 118 DCR procedures, over the past 6 years. Selection criteria were mainly acquired idiopathic nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Results: 113 DCR cases (95.8%) were free of symptoms postoperatively (mean follow-up: 24 months).

Conclusion: Our method when compared with traditional methods is correlated with excellent postoperative long-term results.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Dacryocystorhinostomy* / instrumentation*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Laser Therapy / instrumentation*
Male
Microsurgery / methods*
Middle Aged
Nasal Cavity
Nasolacrimal Duct / surgery*
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult