The osteotomy diameter in the transcanalicular laser dacryocystorhinostomy. Our experience in 192 lacrimal pathways
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Raposo, Alberto; Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel; Guillén, Alberto; Lajara Blesa, Jerónimo; García Purriños, FranciscoFecha
2020Disciplina/s
MedicinaMateria/s
Transcanalicular dacryocystorhinostomyOsteotomy diameter
Success rate
Larger osteotomy
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Objectives: We want to evaluate the influence of the size of the osteotomy on the postsurgical outcomes.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed in patients who underwent TCL-DCR from January 1, 2008, to
March 1, 2019. The patients were divided into two groups: the patients in one group were subjected to LP
surgery with an osteotomy diameter equal to 9 mm ± 1 mm (group A), and the patients in the other group were
subjected to surgery with an osteotomy diameter equal to 14 mm ± 1 mm (group B).
Results: A total of 159 lacrimal pathways (LPs) were operated on in group A with a success rate (SR) of 66.6%.
Thirty-three LPs were operated on in group B with an SR of 81.8%.
Conclusion: An osteotomy diameter equal to 14 mm ± 1 mm achieved better postoperative results than an
osteotomy diameter equal to 9 mm ± 1 mm.