Silicone Intubation in Children with Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction. |
Don Il Ham, Young Suk Yu |
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. |
소아 비루관폐쇄환자의 실리콘관 삽입술 치료 |
유영석(Young Suk Yu),함돈일(Don Il Ham) |
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Abstract |
When nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children cannot be treated with probing, the fracture of inferior turbinate and/or silicone intubation can be performed, prior to dacryocystorhinostomy So far, there have been many reports and controversies regarding the methods and duration of intubation. The authors report the clinical results of treatment with silicone intubation on the nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children. In seven eyes of seven cases with nasolacrimal duct obstruction, the silcone intubation was performed. In four eyes of four cases, the fracture of infeior turbinate was accompanied by silicone intubation. The ages of the patients ranged from 1 to 9 years, and the duration of intubation ranged from 2 weeks to 5.5 months, averaging 3 months. The follow-up period ranged from 1 to 26 months after the tube removal. In 6 eyes of 6 cases(86%), the symptoms were resolved. The authous recommend that the tube be removed within 3 months after insertion. |
Key Words:
lacrimal duct obstruction;Silicone intubation |
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