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Comment
. 2018 Feb;32(2):481-482.
doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.215. Epub 2017 Oct 13.

Simple fixation and removal of dacryocystorhinostomy tube

K Vahdani  1 , G Albanese  2 , V T Thaller  3
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Simple fixation and removal of dacryocystorhinostomy tube

K Vahdani et al. Eye (Lond). 2018 Feb.
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Figure 1
(a) Partial retrieval of the tube through DCR incision and adjustment of the tension. Note ends already passed through the sleeve in a crossed fashion. (b) Sleeve and stent position post-adjustment (arrow). (c) Removal of the tube via medial canthus by pulling the loop laterally with a Moorefield forceps (without any cutting).
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