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Case Reports
. 2007 Nov-Dec;23(6):492-3.
doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181596b80.

Retained silicone sleeve as a cause of dacryocystorhinostomy failure

Siew-Yin Then  1 , Annie O'Donnell, Bijan Beigi, Raman Malhotra
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Case Reports

Retained silicone sleeve as a cause of dacryocystorhinostomy failure

Siew-Yin Then et al. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Silicone sleeves are 1 method of stabilizing bicanalicular silicone intubation near the ostia during dacryocystorhinostomy surgery to prevent tube prolapse. Retained silicone sleeve following dacryocystorhinostomy is a rare and previously unreported complication that can occur despite endoscopic visualization during tube removal, particularly in narrow nasal passages. It is an easily reversible cause of dacryocystorhinostomy failure if identified.

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