External vs. endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy: has the current view changed?
In past years, external dacryocystorhinostomy has been considered the gold standard in terms of functional outcome for treatment for nasolacrimal duct obstruction. In comparison, interest in the use of the recently developed endonasal dacyocystorhinostomy procedure has been rekindled because of advances in instrumentation. For the past 10 years, differences in the outcomes between the two techniques have been reduced; thus, currently, the choice of the type of surgery is associated with the experience of the surgeon, resources available in the healthcare system and patient preferences.
Istituto di Oftalmologia.
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Savino
Istituto di Oftalmologia.
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Battendieri
Istituto di Oftalmologia.
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Traina
Istituto di Oftalmologia.
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Corbo
Istituto di Oftalmologia.
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D'Amico
Istituto di Oftalmologia.
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Gari
Istituto di Otorinolaringoiatria, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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Scarano
Istituto di Otorinolaringoiatria, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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Paludetti
D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose
Dacryocystorhinostomy; Endonasal endoscopy; Epiphora; Nasolacrimal duct obstruction