Open AccessBalloon dacryoplasty in the treatment of recurrent dacryocystitis
Author(s) -
O.V. Zhukov,
E.L. Atkova,
N.N. Krakhovetskiy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
oftalʹmologičeskie vedomosti
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-5423
pISSN - 1998-7102
DOI - 10.17816/ov17696
Subject(s) - ostium , medicine , lacrimal sac , dacryocystorhinostomy , dacryocystitis , surgery , balloon , granulation tissue , nasal cavity , chronic dacryocystitis , wound healing
Causes of the recurrence after dacryocystorhinostomy are errors during surgery (small size of the bone window, wrong localization of the dacryostomy (too high or too low); inadequate formation of flaps at the medial wall of the lacrimal sac and at the mucosa of the nasal cavity) or problems occurring in the follow-up period (granulation in ostium area, synechiae between the structures of the nasal cavity near the dacryostomy, canaliculi ostium obliteration). A literature review considers various methods of dacryocystitis recurrence treatment both with external and endonasal approaches. In published studies, promising results were obtained using balloon dacryoplasty in the dacryostomy area after dacryocystitis relapse.