title: Influence of Septal Deviation on the Prognosis of Transcanalicular Diode Laser-Assisted Dacryocystorhinostomy.
abstract: Purpose. The objective of the present study is to determine whether the success rate in transcanalicular diode laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy (TCL DCR) is influenced by the variant septal deviation (SD). Methods. Patients were divided into two groups: one including operated lacrimal pathways (LP) with no anatomical nasosinusal variants and the other group of LP with SD. This study began on January 1, 2008, and ended on December 31, 2010, at Morales Meseguer Hospital. Variables were compared by means of ANOVA and a logistic regression model (LOGIT). Results. Out of the 159 LP operated on, 102 had no nasosinusal anatomic variant, but 39 LP were associated with SD. The first group evidenced a success rate of 67.64%, while the second group evidenced a success rate of 66.7%. Conclusion. We found no significant statistical differences between the success rates in the two groups (with SD and no anatomical variants). So we could avoid previous or concomitant septoplasty in some cases (mild and moderate SD).
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Morales Meseguer (UHMM), Calle Hazim de Cartagena, No. 38 Cartagena, 30204 Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raposo
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, UHMM, Calle Hazim de Cartagena, No. 38 Cartagena, 30204 Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piqueras
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, UHAM, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García-Purriños
authors.affiliation: Catholic University San Antoni, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: María Ll
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Martínez-Martinez
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, UHMM, Calle Hazim de Cartagena, No. 38 Cartagena, 30204 Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Jerónimo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lajara