Surgical Relationship of the Nasolacrimal System to the Maxillary Line: Performing Safe Mega Antrostomy
Background Endoscopic extended maxillary mega-antrostomy (EMMA) is a mucosal sparing technique that allows maxillary drainage by gravity, with a reported symptomatic nasolacrimal duct injury incidence of 0–4%, based on history alone. Injury to the nasolacrimal duct is known to cause epiphora, a comp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-09-01
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Series: | Allergy & Rhinology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2500/ar.2015.6.0138 |