Nasolacrimal stenting: toward improving outcomes with a simple modification of the song stent

• Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 586 - 594
• Main Authors: Lanciego, Carlos, De Miguel, Silvia, Padilla, Manuel, Perea, Miguel, Rodriguez-Merlo, Rufo, García-García, Lorenzo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 01.08.2006
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Equipment Design; ETIOLOGY; EYES; FAILURES; Female; Humans; Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Nose - surgery; PATIENTS; POLYURETHANES; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; SENSE ORGANS DISEASES; Stents; Treatment Outcome

The purpose of this study was to evaluate, in a prospective, single-center study, the effectiveness of Song's polyurethane stents, modified "in-house," in the percutaneous management of epiphora. Patients (n = 170; age range 18-83, mean = 64; 50 male, 120 female) with severe epiphora...