Evaluation of Different Methods of Posterior Flap Management in External Dacryocystorhinostomy
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 75
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Minia University · Other
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About This Trial
The aim of DCR is to form a new, mucosa-lined pathway between the lacrimal sac and the nasal cavity where tears can bypass a lacrimal obstruction and drain directly in the nose. The original external approach was described in 19046. In 1920s, mucosal flap anastomosis was added to the procedure as a modification7, and since then, many new modifications have been made to improve the original procedu…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with chronic dacryocystits,
* primary nasolacrimal duct obstruction
* Lacrimal mucocele
* Lacrimal fistula
Exclusion Criteria:
* Recurrent cases.
* Age under 5 years.
* Associated nasal pathology.
* Sever dry eye
* Patients unfit for general anaesthesia
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