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. 2024 Oct;76(5):4208-4215.
doi: 10.1007/s12070-024-04816-3. Epub 2024 Jun 24.

Post-operative Clinical Evaluation of Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy: Insights from a Three-Month Follow-Up Study

Josiah Irma  1   2 , Michael Lekatompessy  3 , Arief S Kartasasmita  4 , Angga Kartiwa  4 , Irawati Irfani  4 , Saraswati Anindita Rizki  5 , Giovanni Adrian Santoso  5 , Jonathan Salim  5 , Veli Sungono  5 , Serena Onasis  5
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Post-operative Clinical Evaluation of Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy: Insights from a Three-Month Follow-Up Study

Josiah Irma et al. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Oct.

Abstract

A bibliometric analysis concluded that the evaluation of post-operative outcomes of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy in Indonesia had yet to be done. Hence, this study aims to assess the postoperative outcomes of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy, focusing on ostium granulation, intranasal synechiae, membranous obstruction, and ostium stenosis after a three-month follow-up in our Indonesian center. A longitudinal study (2017-2023) at our Indonesian center included cases with a minimum of three-month follow-up. Nasal endoscopy assessed ostium granulation, intranasal synechiae, membranous obstruction, and ostium stenosis. 28 cases were successfully followed up for three months. At three months, ostium granulation was present in 42.9% of cases, membranous obstruction in 14.3% of cases, with no intranasal synechiae or ostium stenosis observed. Out of 28 cases, 13 were successfully followed for six months, revealing ostium granulation in 7.7%, membranous obstruction in 38.5%, and ostium stenosis in 23.1%. Ostium granulation predominates, followed by membranous obstruction at three-month follow-up. Ostium stenosis, a minimal occurrence, manifests after six months.

Keywords: Dacryocystorhinostomy; Follow-up studies; Lacrimal apparatus; Lacrimal duct obstruction.

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Conflict of interestThe authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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