Topical mitomycin in endoscopic-assisted probing for the treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in older children

Topical mitomycin in endoscopic-assisted probing for the treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in older children

ABSTRACT Purpose: Mitomycin C has been used in ophthalmic surgery to mitigate postoperative scarring. However, the outcomes of endoscopic-assisted probing for the treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction with adjunctive mitomycin C in children remain unknown. Our study was aimed to ev...

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Main Authors: Alicia Galindo-Ferreiro, Rajiv Khandekar, Patricia Mitiko Akaishi, Antonio Augusto Velasco Cruz, Alberto Galvez-Ruiz, Angela Dolmetsch, Silvana Artioli Schellini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
mitomycin/therapeutic use
endoscopy
lacrimal duct obstruction/congenital
nasolacrimal duct/drug effects
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492020000300011&lng=en&tlng=en

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