Song H Y, Lee C O, Park S, Suh S W, Yoon H K, Kang S G, Sung K B
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Radiology. 1996 Apr;199(1):280-2. doi: 10.1148/radiology.199.1.8633162.
A newly designed polyurethane stent was used to successfully treat 30 eyes (in 28 patients) with epiphora resulting from obstruction of the lacrimal canaliculus. After stent placement, epiphora resolved in all eyes. During follow-up, epiphora recurred in 20 eyes, but epiphora did not recur and the lacrimal canaliculus was patent in 12 eyes after the stent was removed. The stent appears to be valuable for nonsurgical treatment of obstruction of the lacrimal canaliculus.
一种新设计的聚氨酯支架被用于成功治疗28例患者的30只因泪小管阻塞导致溢泪的眼睛。支架置入后,所有眼睛的溢泪症状均消失。随访期间,20只眼睛出现溢泪复发,但在取出支架后,12只眼睛的溢泪未复发且泪小管通畅。该支架对于泪小管阻塞的非手术治疗似乎具有重要价值。