Lacrimal canaliculus obstruction: nonsurgical treatment with a newly designed polyurethane stent

H Y Song; C O Lee; S Park; S W Suh; H K Yoon; S G Kang; K B Sung

doi:10.1148/radiology.199.1.8633162

Lacrimal canaliculus obstruction: nonsurgical treatment with a newly designed polyurethane stent

Radiology. 1996 Apr;199(1):280-2. doi: 10.1148/radiology.199.1.8633162.

Authors

H Y Song¹, C O Lee, S Park, S W Suh, H K Yoon, S G Kang, K B Sung

Affiliation

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

PMID: 8633162
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.199.1.8633162

Abstract

A newly designed polyurethane stent was used to successfully treat 30 eyes (in 28 patients) with epiphora resulting from obstruction of the lacrimal canaliculus. After stent placement, epiphora resolved in all eyes. During follow-up, epiphora recurred in 20 eyes, but epiphora did not recur and the lacrimal canaliculus was patent in 12 eyes after the stent was removed. The stent appears to be valuable for nonsurgical treatment of obstruction of the lacrimal canaliculus.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Equipment Design
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lacrimal Apparatus
Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Polyurethanes
Radiography
Recurrence
Stents*
Time Factors

Substances

Polyurethanes