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. 2019 Nov-Dec;30(8):2544-2545.
doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005743.

The Use of a Venous Catheter as a Stent for Treatment of Acquired Punctal and Canalicular Stenosis

Alessandro Meduri  1 , Leandro Inferrera  1 , Giuseppe Tumminello  1 , Rino Frisina  2 , Matteo Forlini  3 , Stephen Kaufman  4 , Pasquale Aragona  1
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The Use of a Venous Catheter as a Stent for Treatment of Acquired Punctal and Canalicular Stenosis

Alessandro Meduri et al. J Craniofac Surg. 2019 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe a simple technique to insert a venous catheter as a stent for the treatment of acquired punctal and canalicular stenosis.

Methods: We performed this technique using a central venous catheter as a stent for the treatment of acquired punctal and canalicular stenosis.

Results: The results show the easy availability of the material used for the intervention, its easy execution, and the low costs of materials. The goal of this technique is to have a lacrimal dot dilated and canalicular duct easy to irrigate.

Conclusion: The use of a venous catheter as a stent for treatment of acquired punctal and canalicular stenosis seems to be simple, safe, repeatable, and noninvasive.

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