title: Locating cut medial canaliculi by direct injection of sodium hyaluronate into the lacrimal sac.
abstract: Locating the cut medial ends of canaliculi after trauma or surgery can be difficult. In cases of double canalicular or common canalicular lacerations, injection of sodium hyaluronate (Healon) directly into the lacrimal sac may help pinpoint the medial openings.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Seiff
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D007267:Injections; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps
chemical_list: D006820:Hyaluronic Acid