Inflatable catheter for dacryocystorhinostomy.
A silicone catheter with an inflatable balloon was used as a temporary stent for dacryocystorhinostomy. The inflated balloon was positioned in the patient's lacrimal sac, and the catheter remained in the nasal fossa. This device maintained an open lacrimal sac-nasal mucosa communication during the healing period. Postoperative removal was performed by deflating the balloon and gently pulling the catheter through the patient's nostril.
Aguirre Vila-Coro
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Departamento de Oftalmologia, Hospital Clinico de San Carlos, Facultadde Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
Gutierrez Sevilla
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Rodriguez-Bermejo Guijo
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Aguirre Vila-Coro
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D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000601:surgery*; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000601:surgery