CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHRONIC DACRYOCYSTITIS AND THE SUCCESS RATE OF EXTERNAL DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY

2015 ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
Van Nam Phan ◽  
Ba Kien Tran
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Lacrimal Duct ◽  
Interventional Study ◽  
Chronic Dacryocystitis ◽  
External Dacryocystorhinostomy ◽  
The Mean

Purpose: To determine the clinical characteristics of the chronic dacryocystitis and the success rate of external dacryocystorhinostomy. Methods: The retrospective, interventional study without comparing on 27 patients (32 eyes) of chronic dacryocystitis who underwent dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) from 2010 to 2011. Results were evaluated with standards: epiphora, purelence, lacrimal duct irrigation. Results: Over period of 6 months, 27 patients including 25 (92.59%) female, 2 (7.41%) male. The mean age was 49.8 years (range, 22-79 years). All patients demonstrated epiphera (range, 3 months – 11 years). Dacryocystorhinostomy was performed unilaterally in 81.48%, bilateral 18.52%. Successrate was 90.06% overall. Conclusions: Although techniques in dacryocystorhinostomy of DUPUY-DUTEMPS is old, its result is mainstay of treatment for chronic dacryocystitis in Vietnam. Key words: Dupuy-Dutemps, chronic dacryocystitis

RESULTS OF INTRALESIONAL TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE FOR CHALAZION TREATMENT

2011 ◽  
pp. 100-104
Author(s):  
Thi Thu Nguyen ◽  
Viet Hien Vo ◽  
Thi Em Do
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Triamcinolone Acetonide ◽  
Lower Eyelid ◽  
Upper Eyelid ◽  
Interventional Trial ◽  
The Mean ◽  
First Time

The study use intralesional triamcinolone acetonide injection proceduce for chalazion treatment.1. Objectives: To evaluate results of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide injection for chalazion treatment. 2. Method: This noncomparative prospective interventional trial included 72 chalazions of 61 patients. 3. Results: 61 patients (72 chalazions) with 19 males (31.1%) và 42 females (68.9%), the mean age was 24 ± 9,78 years. 31.1% patients was the first time chalazion and 68.9% patients was more than one times chalazion including 78.6% patients was recurrent at the first position and 21.4% patients occur at new position. 72 chalazions with 16 (22.2%) chalazions was treated before and 56 (77.8%) chalazions wasn’t done that. 72 chalazions with 49 chalazions (68.1%) are local in upper eyelid and 23 chalazions (31.9%) are local in lower eyelid. The mean of chalazion diameter is 6.99 ± 3.03mm. Intralesional triamcinolone acetonide is injected to treat 72 chalazions with 16 (22.2%) chalazions are injected through the route of skin and 56 (77.8%) chalazions are injected through the route of conjunctiva. After 2 weeks follow-up, the success rate was 93.1% and 6.9% failed. 4. Conclusion: intralesional triamcinolone acetonide injection for chalazion treatment is really effective. Key words: chalazion, intralesional triamcinolone acetonide.

scholarly journals Stent technique for endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy – Our expertise

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (21) ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Vlad Budu ◽  
Tatiana Decuseara ◽  
Bogdan Mocanu ◽  
Raluca Baican ◽  
Mihai Tusaliu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Lacrimal Sac ◽  
Lacrimal Duct ◽  
Bottom Edge ◽  
Duct Obstruction ◽  
Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy ◽  
Lacrimal Apparatus ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Surgery Department ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract BACKGROUND. Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy is known to be the ideal treatment for saccal and postsaccal stenosis of the lacrimal apparatus. Following this surgery, an important inconvenient would be the stenosis of the created ostium with consecutive epiphora. MATERIAL AND METHODS. 20 patients with chronic unilateral lacrimal duct obstruction were operated in “Prof. Dr. D. Hociota” Institute of Phono-Audiology and Functional ENT Surgery, Department I, between January 2015 and July 2015. After creating the dacryocystorhinostoma, a stent was inserted transnasally to the bottom edge of the lacrimal sac and positioned to the bony margin of the ostium. Stents used varied in size from 1 to 3 mm in diameter. We followed-up our patients at 2 weeks and 1, 3, 6 months, assessing the symptoms of the lacrimal apparatus, especially the epiphora. RESULTS. The mean age of patients varied between 31 and 65. Most of our patients were women (n=14). In a total number of 16 patients epiphora disappeared, it decreased in 2 patients, and persisted in 2 patients. There were two patients with no changes who have spontaneously eliminated the stent 2 or 3 days after the surgery. The most widely used stent size was 3 mm diameter, with a success rate of 90%. CONCLUSION. The endoscopic approach may be an effective procedure in patients with pathologies of the lacrimal apparatus. In order to achieve an efficient result, both a preoperative rigorous preparation and also postoperative medical care are necessary. In conclusion, ostium stenting represents a better way to ensure a longer period of maintaining the permeability of the lacrimal apparatus.

Long-term outcome of transcanalicular microdrill dacryoplasty: a minimally invasive alternative for dacryocystorhinostomy

2020 ◽  
pp. bjophthalmol-2020-316146
Author(s):  
Natasa Mihailovic ◽  
Alina Friederike Blumberg ◽  
Friederike Rosenberger ◽  
Viktoria Constanze Brücher ◽  
Larissa Lahme ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Complication Rate ◽  
Lacrimal Duct ◽  
Microdrill Dacryoplasty ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Mean

Background/AimDacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) remains the gold standard therapy for nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO), but is invasive and does not maintain the physiology of the lacrimal pathway. With transcanlicular microdrill dacryoplasty (MDP), there is a minimally invasive alternative surgical approach. This study aimed to present this modern lacrimal duct surgery technique and to evaluate its long-term success rate in a large study population.MethodsThe medical records of 1010 patients with acquired NLDO were retrospectively reviewed. Adult patients who had undergone transcanalicular MDP were included. The evaluation included the following parameters: age, gender, success rate, complication rate, obstruction grade and patient satisfaction. Long-term results regarding patient satisfaction and success rate were evaluated by a telephone survey. Only a complete resolution of symptoms was defined as success.Results793 eyes of 576 patients after transcanalicular MDP could be included in the study. The mean follow-up time was 8.7±0.9 years. Initial surgical success rate was 84.0%. At the time of the follow-up, 57.5% (n=229) still had full resolution of symptoms. The mean patient satisfaction with the procedure was 6.9±3.2 out of 10 points. Heavy bleeding occurred in two cases only (0.25%).ConclusionThis is the first study to show the success rate of microendoscopic lacrimal duct surgery after such a long follow-up period and in such a large study population. Transcanalicular MDP is a minimally invasive technique with a very low complication rate and can be used as an alternative procedure before performing more invasive lacrimal duct surgery such as DCR.

scholarly journals The long-term outcome of the modified external dacryocystorhinostomy

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-61
Author(s):  
Vyacheslav V Rakhmanov ◽  
Vitaly V Potemkin ◽  
Elena V Meshveliani ◽  
Alyona A Pirgunova ◽  
Aisa S Alchinova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Operation Time ◽  
Modified Technique ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
External Dacryocystorhinostomy ◽  
The Mean ◽  
External Dcr

External dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is still the gold standard procedure for treating nasolacrimal duct obstruction or chronic dacryocystitis. Purpose: to evaluate the long-term functional outcome of the modified technique of external dacryocystorhinostomy. Materials. 55 patients (61 eyes) with lacrimal drainage system disorders who underwent the modified technique of external DCR between 2013-2015 were involved in the study. In this modified procedure of external DCR, anastomosis was created by suturing only anterior flaps of the lacrimal sac and nasal mucosa and excision of the posterior flaps. The mean age of the patients was 65.8 ± 12.38 years (range, 27-87 years), including 47 females and 8 males. The mean follow-up time was 19.4 ± 6.9 months (range, 4-33 months). The success rate was recorded during the follow-up period. Cosmetic result of surgery was interpreted by the patients. Results. Criteria for surgical success were defined as no or minimal intermittent epiphora, no reflux on lacrimal irrigation postoperatively and a positive functional dye test. The modified external DCR with only anterior flap anastomosis had a success rate of 93.4%. 4 patients (6.6%) had recurrence of epiphora and not patent lacrimal system to irrigation. In our study, the operation time of DCR varies from 25-40 minutes. After surgery 15 of 55 patients (27.3%) described the incision scar as “invisible” and 3 of 55 patients (5.5%) graded it as very visible, hypertrophic scar. Five of 55 patients (9.1%) were not satisfied with the appearance of the incision. Conclusion. The present study concludes that modified external DCR with anterior flaps anastomosis only is a simple, less time consuming surgical technique that is easy to perform and the outcome is comparable to conventional DCR.

Epidemiology of Chronic Dacryocystitis and Success Rate of External Dacryocystorhinostomy in Nepal

Orbit ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Badhu ◽  
S. Dulal ◽  
S. Kumar ◽  
S. K. D. Thakur ◽  
A. Sood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Chronic Dacryocystitis ◽  
External Dacryocystorhinostomy

scholarly journals Cosmetic and Functional Results of External Dacryocystorhinostomy with the Subciliary Incision in a Tertiary Eye Care Hospital, Karachi.

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazia Qidwai ◽  
Ashraf Dawood ◽  
Munawwar Hussain ◽  
Mujahid Inam ◽  
Adil Salim Jafri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Camera ◽  
Functional Results ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Lacrimal Duct ◽  
Visible Scar ◽  
Chronic Dacryocystitis ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
External Dacryocystorhinostomy ◽  
Level Scale

Purpose:  To assess post-operative cosmetic and functional results of external Dacryocystorhinostomy with Subciliary incision in adults with primary naso lacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO). Study Design:  Quasi experimental study. Place and Duration of Study:  Oculoplasty clinic, Al Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Malir, from July 2016 to September 2017. Material and Methods:  Hundred eyes of hundred patients were included. Inclusion criteria was all the patients between the ages of 20 to 70 years having epiphora with diagnosis of NLDO, chronic Dacryocystitis or Mucocele. Patients having ectropion or entropion of inferior punctum were excluded from the study. DCR with intubation was performed through Sub ciliary incision. Inner canthus was photographed with a Nikon D70S digital camera at 1, 3 and 6 months after surgery. Functional success was determined by subjective improvement in watering and patent drainage passage on syringing. Cosmetic result of the scar was assessed by subjective satisfaction of the patient and grading of the subciliary incision scar according to a four level scale by two ophthalmologists. SPSS version 20.0 was used to analyze the data. Result:  DCR was done on 100 eyes in 100 patients. Functional and cosmetic success was noted in 90 (90%) eyes. 83 patients attained successful functional outcome, which was confirmed on syringing. On objective grading of the scars by ophthalmologist at the final follow up it was observed that 85 patients had invisible scar. Whereas, 2 had moderately visible scar and 3 patients had minimally visible scar. Subjective grading revealed 85 scars to be invisible, 2 moderately visible and 2 minimally visible. Conclusion:  Post-operative cosmetic as well as functional results of subciliary incision in external Dacryocystorhinostomy were found to be highly encouraging.

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF CARETAKERS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TOWARD TEETHING IN INFANTS

2011 ◽  
pp. 52-59
Author(s):  
Binh Bao Son Bui
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Feeding Problems ◽  
Central Hospital ◽  
Pediatric Department ◽  
Correct Knowledge ◽  
The Mean

Objective and methods: a prospective questionnaire based study on 71 parents (caretakers) of consecutive children treated at the Pediatric Department, Hue Central Hospital and on 47 health professionals at the department was conducted from September until December 2009 to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practices of the caretakers, nurses and postgraduated doctors toward teething in infants. Results: Most responders believed that teething causes fever, irritability, feeding problems, drooling, biting, sleep disturbance, swollen gums, crying, lose of appetite for solids; and fever over 38oC was also believed to be associated with teething. The mean eruption time of the first tooth was from 6 months. Most caretakers had normal attitude to manifestations ascribed to teething (54.9%). The most common management to symptoms attributed to teething included increased breast-feeding, oral paracetamol, increased fluid supplying and physician consulting. Conclusion: Correct knowledge to teething in infants need to be educated for parents (caretakers) and even for health professionals. Key words: knowledge, attitude, practices, teething, infants.

Comparison of phaco time parameters in eyes with and without glaucoma filtration surgery due to pseudoexfoliation glaucoma

2021 ◽  
pp. 112067212110177
Author(s):  
Ayse Gul Kocak Altintas ◽  
Cagri Ilhan
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma ◽  
Filtration Surgery ◽  
Glaucoma Filtration Surgery ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Time Parameters ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Surgical Manipulations ◽  
Phaco Time

Purpose: To compare the phaco time parameters including ultrasound time (UST), effective phaco time (EPT), and average phaco power (APP) in eyes with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEG) and had or had not glaucoma filtration surgery. Methods: In this retrospective comparative study, Group 1 was constructed with 84 PEG patients who had not operated previously, and Group 2 was constructed with 49 PEG patients who had glaucoma filtration surgery. The mean values of UST, EPT, and APP were compared. The preoperative clinical characteristics and surgical manipulations were also compared. Results: The mean ages and male-to-female ratios of the groups were similar ( p > 0.05, for both). There was no difference in the preoperative clinical characteristics, including biometric values between the groups ( p > 0.05, for all). Some surgical manipulations, including pupillary stretching ( p = 0.004), pupillary membrane peeling ( p = 0.021), iris hook using ( p = 0.041), and capsular tension ring implantation ( p = 0.041), were significantly performed more commonly in Group 2. Although the mean UST and EPT values were similar ( p > 0.05, for both), the mean APP value was significantly lower in Group 2 ( p = 0.011). Conclusion: The lower APP parameter was observed in PEG patients having had glaucoma filtration surgery. Needing more surgical manipulation to overcome poor pupillary dilation and weak zonular instability can be a reason for this result.

Surgical correction of severe congenital ptosis using a modified frontalis muscle advancement technique: A single-arm trial

2021 ◽  
pp. 112067212199575
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Mingyu Ren ◽  
Yuqing Yan ◽  
Wenjuan Zhai ◽  
Lihong Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Advancement Flap ◽  
Orbicularis Muscle ◽  
Congenital Ptosis ◽  
Inferior Margin ◽  
Field Of Vision ◽  
Vertical Incision ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
The Mean

Purpose: To describe our experience with a modified frontal muscle advancement flap to treat patients with severe congenital ptosis. Methods: Analysis of the clinical charts of 154 patients who underwent a modified frontal muscle advancement flap. The FM was exposed by a crease incision. The FM flap was created by deep dissection between the orbicularis muscle and orbital septum from the skin crease incision to the supraorbital margin and subcutaneous dissection from the inferior margin of the eyebrow to 0.5 cm above the eyebrow. No vertical incision was made on the FM flap to ensure an intact flap wide enough to cover the entire upper tarsal plate. Contour, symmetry of height, marginal reflex distance (MRD1), and complications were assessed. Mean follow-up was 10 months. Results: The mean patient age was 7.6 ± 5.6 (range, 2–18) years. The mean MRD1 was 3.2 ± 1.3 mm after the operation. All bilateral cases achieved symmetry and optimal lid contour; 17 unilateral cases were under corrected, with a success rate of 89.0%. Complications such as entropion, exposure keratitis, FM paralysis, frontal hypoesthesia, severe haematoma, and entropion were not observed in our series. Conclusion: A modified frontal muscle advancement flap produced a high success rate with a clear field of vision, mild trauma, and few complications. This technique is relatively simple and should be considered for correcting severe congenital ptosis. Date of registration: 29-03-2020 Trial registration number: ChiCTR2000031364 Registration site: http://www.chictr.org/

scholarly journals SAT0267 ROLE OF AGGRESSIVE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION ON SUBGLOTTIC STENOSIS IN GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS: RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF A MONOCENTRIC COHORT

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1076.1-1077
Author(s):  
L. Moroni ◽  
L. Giudice ◽  
G. A. Ramirez ◽  
S. Sartorelli ◽  
A. Cariddi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis ◽  
Balloon Catheter ◽  
Subglottic Stenosis ◽  
Damage Accrual ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The One

Background:Subglottic stenosis (SGS) is defined as airway narrowing below the vocal cords and is a common and potentially life-threatening manifestation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA), with an estimated prevalence of 16-23% (1). Balloon catheter dilation is effective in GPA-related SGS, but relapses are frequent. Little is known about the role of immunosuppression in this setting.Objectives:to analyse the clinical characteristics of a monocentric GPA cohort, describe phenotype differences among patients with and without SGS and investigate the role of surgical and medical treatments on relapse risk and general outcome.Methods:Biopsy-proven patients with SGS were identified by review of medical charts among a cohort of patients with GPA, classified according to the algorithm of the European Medicine Agency (2). The clinical characteristics of patients with SGS were retrospectively collected over a median follow-up time of 15.9 years and compared to those of patients without SGS.Results:Fourteen patients with SGS-GPA were identified, with a female to male ratio of 1:1 and a prevalence of 29.2% among the cohort. The mean ± SD age at GPA onset was 30.8 ± 14.4 years, with a mean time from GPA diagnosis to SGS onset of 4.7 ± 4.2 years. ANCA were positive in 78.6% (54.0% anti-PR3, 18.1% anti-MPO and 27.9% IFI only). The mean Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS) at onset was 10.0 ± 5.6. The main clinical manifestations associated with SGS were crusty rhinitis (100%), sinusitis (78%), pulmonary disease (72.7%), otitis/mastoiditis (50%), glomerulonephritis (42.9%), orbital pseudotumor (28.6%). Six patients (42.9%) received medical treatment only, other six (42.9%) had one to three balloon dilations and two (14.2%) underwent four or more procedures. Eight patients had no SGS relapse (maximum one dilation) and they all received immunosuppression with rituximab (RTX), cyclophosphamide (CYC) or azathioprine (AZA). All patients who received no immunosuppression, methotrexate (MTX) or mycophenolate (MMF) had at least one relapse. Patients treated with MTX or MMF had a mean relapse-free survival of 13.1 months, which was comparable to the one of patients not receiving medical treatment (40.2 months; p=NS) and shorter than the one of patients receiving CYC or RTX (153.2 months; p=0.032). CYC use also inversely correlated with the number of surgical procedures (r=-0.691, p=0.006). Compared to patients without SGS (31 consecutive patients with at least 4 years of follow-up), patients with SGS-GPA had an earlier disease onset (mean age 30.8 vs 50.4 years; p<0.001), but with lower BVAS (mean 10.0 vs 15.3; p=0.013) and showed a higher prevalence of crusty rhinitis (100% vs 67.7%; p=0.019). No difference was observed in damage accrual over time between the two groups.Conclusion:Subglottic stenosis is highly prevalent in patients with GPA and may define a milder disease subset occurring more frequently in younger patients. MTX and MMF might be insufficient to prevent SGS relapses requiring balloon dilation. Aggressive immunosuppression (CYC or RTX) might have a non-redundant role in this setting and reduce the risk of relapses.References:[1]Quinn KA, et al. Subglottic stenosis and endobronchial disease in granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Rheumatology 2019; 58 (12), 2203-2211.[2]Watts R, et al. Development and validation of a consensus methodology for the classification of the ANCA associated vasculitides and polyarteritis nodosa for epidemiological studies. Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66: 222-7.Disclosure of Interests:Luca Moroni: None declared, Laura Giudice: None declared, Giuseppe Alvise Ramirez: None declared, Silvia Sartorelli: None declared, adriana cariddi: None declared, Angelo Carretta: None declared, Enrica Bozzolo: None declared, Lorenzo Dagna Grant/research support from: The Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR) received unresctricted research/educational grants from Abbvie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, Merk Sharp & Dohme, Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi-Genzyme, and SOBI., Consultant of: Prof Lorenzo Dagna received consultation honoraria from Abbvie, Amgen, Biogen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celltrion, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi-Genzyme, and SOBI.

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