title: The success rate of silicone intubation in congenital lacrimal obstruction.
abstract: In our series of 100 patients who had unsuccessful probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction, all had silicone intubation associated with infracturing of the inferior turbinate. The age range was from 7 months to 4 years at the time of intubation. Sixty patients had tubes in for 1 year, and all but one, a 3-year-old girl, were treated successfully. Of the 40 who had tubes in place for less than 1 year, 38 were treated successfully. The two unsuccessful cases were those of a 3-year-old boy and a 4-year-old boy, whose tubes were removed at 3 and 4 months, respectively. The overall success rate in our series was 97%; all patients younger than two years old at the time of intubation were treated successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Van Gemert
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007440:Intubation; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers