Mechanical endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy with mucosal flaps.
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.
Tsirbas
Angelo
A
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
Wormald
Peter John
PJ
D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps