title: A concept and a method to prevent failures in lacrimal surgery.
abstract: Intubation keeps the lacrimal system patent, and frequent irrigation removes detained debris. A temporary drainage and irrigation system was designed and led to a permanent success after revision of very complicated dacryocystorhinostomy obstruction recurrences in five of six cases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, University Eye Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatt
mesh_terms: D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000379:methods*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation