Innovative cost-effective method to repair lacrimal cannaliculi laceration – finding proximal end and stent

Innovative cost-effective method to repair lacrimal cannaliculi laceration – finding proximal end and stent

Purpose: To explore a new technique to find out the proximal end of lacerated canaliculi and a new material for the stent.Methods: Surgery was performed on 9 eyes of 9 patients using a 5/0 prolene suture needle as a modified probe. Prolene suture was inserted as a stent and left in place for two mon...

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Main Authors: Shah, Shreya M., Shah, Mehul A., Patel, Kashyap B., Singh, Romi U.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2019-05-01
Series:GMS Ophthalmology Cases
Subjects:
lacrimal canalicular laceration
prolene suture
stent
identification of proximal end
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/oc/2019-9/oc000109.shtml

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