Dacryocystorhinostomy

Dacryocystorhinostomy is a surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function. (From the Wikpedia article Dacryocystorhinostomy.)

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Recent Publications on Dacryocystorhinostomy:
Lacrimal excretory system concretions: canalicular and lacrimal sac. PURPOSE: To characterize the demographics of patients with dacryolithiasis...	13th November, 2009	University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison,	Ophthalmology. 2009 Nov;116(11):2230-5. Epub 2009 Sep 10. DOI Direct Link
Endonasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy for a primary dacryocystocele in an adult. A dacryocystocele refers to a sterile cystic dilatation of the lacrimal...	12th November, 2009	Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University	B-ENT. 2009;5(3):179-82.
[Outcomes of inferior access external dacryocystorhinostomy performed by residents.] PURPOSE: To assess the outcomes of external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCREx)...	11th November, 2009	Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Espana.	Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2009 Oct;84(10):501-6.
The Lacrimal Bypass Tube for Lacrimal Pump Failure Attributable to Facial Palsy. PURPOSE: To describe the use of a lacrimal bypass tube in the management...	10th November, 2009	Discipline of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide,	Am J Ophthalmol. 2009 Nov 5. DOI Direct Link
Double Lacrimal Puncta: Clinical Presentation and Potential Mechanisms of Epiphora. PURPOSE: Congenital supernumerary lacrimal puncta and canaliculi are...	31st October, 2009	Orbital Plastic and Lacrimal Clinic, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital,	Ophthalmology. 2009 Oct 27. DOI Direct Link
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Dacryocystorhinostomy Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7235535	Method of enhancing drainage of lacrimal system with purinergic receptor agonists
5571101	Electrosurgical electrode for DCR surgical procedure
5437625	Apparatus for intubation of lacrimal drainage pathway
5345948	Method of performing translactrimal laser dacryocystorhinostomy
5169386	Method and catheter for dilatation of the lacrimal system
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