Repair of a canalicular laceration in a neonate.
A neonate with lower eyelid and corresponding canalicular laceration of the left eye was examined 2 hours after birth. The eyelid and canalicular laceration were repaired with a short, 24-gauge catheter as the stent. The laceration healed with minimal scarring, and the epiphora had disappeared by the 12-month follow-up visit.
Yang
Xun
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Beijing Tongren Ophthalmic Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, #2 Chongnei Street, Beijing 100730, China.
Jin
Tao
T
Pang
Xiuqin
X
D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D022125:Lacerations / Q000601:surgery; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures