Mitomycin as adjunct therapy in correcting iatrogenic punctal stenosis.
A 52-year-old woman developed persistent epiphora in her left eye after undergoing occlusion of the left puncta. Two attempts to reopen the puncta with a one-snip procedure and placement of punctal silicone plugs failed. The epiphora resolved and the puncta remained patent after the patient underwent a third one-snip procedure, supplemented with topical mitomycin during and after surgery.
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Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine 60612.
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D000287:Administration, Topical; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D008937:Mitomycins