No impact of nasal septoplasty on the outcome of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy

• Published in: Eye (London) Vol. 34; no. 8; pp. 1454 - 1458
• Main Authors: Koval, Tal, Zloto, Ofira, Yakirevitch, Arkadi, Ben Simon, Guy J., Ben-Shoshan, Joseph, Ben Artsi, Elad, Weissman, Alon, Priel, Ayelet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.08.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/308/409; 692/699/3161/3167; Endoscopy; Laboratory Medicine; Lacrimal gland and Nasolacrimal duct; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Ophthalmology; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology; Septum; Success; Surgery; Surgical Oncology

Objective To compare the outcomes of combined endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (endoDCR) with nasal septoplasty for deviation of the nasal septum to endoDCR alone in cases of nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO). Methods A retrospective cohort study that included 107 consecutive patients with NLDO,...