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. 1993 Feb;50(2):107-9.

[Congenital obstruction of lacrimal ducts in 578 children]

[Article in French]
M Chaabouni  1 , A Zayani, S Chebihi, R Guiaa, F Ben Hadj Hamida
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[Congenital obstruction of lacrimal ducts in 578 children]

[Article in French]
M Chaabouni et al. Arch Fr Pediatr. 1993 Feb.

Abstract

Background: Congenital obstruction of the nasa lacrimal ducts is a frequent problem in infancy. Its management is still controversial.

Report: 578 children aged 6 weeks to 3 years were treated in our department between 1980 and 1987. Congenital obstruction of the nasa lacrimal ducts was bilateral in 172 of them, so that a total of 750 ducts were obstructed. All the infants were treated with antibiotics until they are 2 months old. Permeability was obtained in 97% of the 750 obstructed ducts: this was spontaneous in 38.7%, after a single wash in 3%, and by probing under general anesthesia in 55.3%. The percentage of cases requiring surgery increased with age at time of diagnosis.

Conclusions: The best results are obtained in infants 2 to 4 months old.

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