title: Retained silicone sleeve as a cause of dacryocystorhinostomy failure.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Corneoplastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, West Sussex, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Siew-Yin
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Then
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: Bijan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beigi
authors.forename: Raman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malhotra
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers