Long-term results of intranasal laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy with the use of a surgical microscope.
OBJECTIVE
To address the long-term results of our method that combines intranasal laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy with the use of surgical microscope.


METHODS
The procedure is a modification of the West method. A retrospective series of the long-term results are presented in 105 patients that underwent 118 DCR procedures, over the past 6 years. Selection criteria were mainly acquired idiopathic nasolacrimal duct obstruction.


RESULTS
113 DCR cases (95.8%) were free of symptoms postoperatively (mean follow-up: 24 months).


CONCLUSIONS
Our method when compared with traditional methods is correlated with excellent postoperative long-term results.
Prokopakis
Emmanuel P
EP
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, 71414 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Vardouniotis
Alexios S
AS
Karatzanis
Alexandros D
AD
Malandrakis
Stylianos G
SG
Siganos
Charalambos S
CS
Velegrakis
George A
GA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult