Retained silicone sleeve as a cause of dacryocystorhinostomy failure.
Silicone sleeves are 1 method of stabilizing bicanalicular silicone intubation near the ostia during dacryocystorhinostomy surgery to prevent tube prolapse. Retained silicone sleeve following dacryocystorhinostomy is a rare and previously unreported complication that can occur despite endoscopic visualization during tube removal, particularly in narrow nasal passages. It is an easily reversible cause of dacryocystorhinostomy failure if identified.
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Siew-Yin
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Corneoplastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, West Sussex, United Kingdom.
O'Donnell
Annie
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Beigi
Bijan
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Malhotra
Raman
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D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D017211:Treatment Failure
D012826:Silicone Elastomers