Open AccessA case of endonasal balloon‐assisted dacryoplasty after failure of endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy
Author(s) -
Indelicato Pietro,
Vinciguerra Alessandro,
Giordano Resti Antonio,
Trimarchi Matteo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2956
Subject(s) - medicine , dacryocystorhinostomy , surgery , balloon , balloon catheter , nose
Endonasal balloon‐assisted dacryoplasty is a minimally invasive technique that uses a high‐pressure balloon catheter introduced into the lacrimal pathway through the nasal fossa into the neorhinostomy to treat recurrent epiphora after primary dacryocystorhinostomy. This procedure can be considered to be a reliable technique in patients unfit for general anesthesia.
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