title: Mechanical endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy with mucosal flaps.
abstract: Mechanical endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) involves the creation of a large rhinostomy and the preservation of lacrimal and nasal mucosa. It replicates the main advantages of the external approach to DCR using minimally invasive techniques. A thorough knowledge of intranasal anatomy and the close collaboration of a multidisciplinary team are important when converting from the external to the endonasal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orbital and Ophthalmic Surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, 100 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. angelotsirbas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsirbas
authors.forename: Peter John
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wormald
mesh_terms: D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps