title: Teflon tubes for stenting and bypassing the lacrimal drainage pathways.
abstract: I report my experience using a new tear duct tube made from medical grade Teflon (Dupont) both as a bypass tube in situations in which a Pyrex Jones tube (Gunther Weiss, Portland Oregon) traditionally would be used, as well as a stent through the lower canaliculus, or as a bypass tube placed either through the lower canaliculus or at the inner canthus in connection with canaliculus laceration repair. After relatively brief follow-up, these Teflon tubes appeared to be associated with fewer complications than the Jones tube and in certain instances to offer other advantages as well.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hurwitz
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene