title: Balloon catheter dilatation in lacrimal surgery.
abstract: We performed balloon catheter dilatation in four patients with a failed dacryocystorhinostomy. Epiphora was relieved and a patent lacrimal drainage system was achieved after the procedure in three of the four. The fourth patient had a transient partial response. Epiphora recurring in one patient 3 1/2 months after the procedure responded to a second dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000628:therapy; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence