title: Hangman's knot in securing bypass tubes in endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy.
abstract: We performed 15 cases of dacryocystorhinostomy endoscopically with an 86% success rate. Using a Hangman's knot, the bypass tubes were placed in a secure and lasting way.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prepageran
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raman
mesh_terms: D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000295:instrumentation; D013536:Suture Techniques