Then Siew-Yin, O'Donnell Annie, Beigi Bijan, Malhotra Raman
Corneoplastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, West Sussex, United Kingdom.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Nov-Dec;23(6):492-3. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181596b80.
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.
