Dacryocystorhinostomy a.m. Iliff. A long-term follow-up.
Twenty-eight patients with dacryocystorhinostomies (DCR) a.m. Iliff were examined. 70% of the DCR in patients with idiopathic stenosis and 33% of the DCR in patients with post-traumatic stenosis had an open DCR. When the catheter was removed 3 weeks or later after surgery the success rates were 93% and 50%, respectively. It is concluded that DCR a.m. Iliff is a simple and reliable method.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000601:surgery*; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques