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SUBMITTER: Nakamura J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9276691 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nakamura Jutaro J Kamao Tomoyuki T Mitani Arisa A Mizuki Nobuhisa N Shiraishi Atsushi A
Scientific reports 20220711 1
This retrospective observational study analyzed the postoperative outcomes of bicanalicular intubation using different diameters of tube stents for treating postsaccal nasolacrimal duct obstruction. A total of 130 patients diagnosed with postsaccal obstruction who underwent endoscopic-assisted silicone tube intubation were included in the study. Patients intubated with a 1.5-mm large-diameter tube were designated as the LD group, and those with a 1.0-mm normal-diameter tube were designated as th ...[more]