Nasolacrimal intubation in transcanalicular endoscopic dacryoplasty: a long-term follow-up study

• Published in: Scientific reports 2023-05, Vol.13 (1), p.7521-7521, Article 7521
• Main Authors: Zimmermann, Julian Alexander, Esser, Eliane Luisa, Merté, Ralph-Laurent, Danzer, Moritz Fabian, Rosenberger, Friederike, Brücher, Viktoria C., Eter, Nicole, Alnawaiseh, Maged, Blumberg, Alina Friederike, Lahme, Larissa, Mihailovic, Natasa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 692/699/3161; 692/699/3161/3167; Adult; Endoscopy; Eyelids; Follow-Up Studies; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Intubation; Medical records; multidisciplinary; Nasolacrimal Duct - surgery; Patients; Postoperative period; Retrospective Studies; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Silicones
• ISSN: 2045-2322; 2045-2322
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-34351-0

Nowadays, transcanalicular endoscopic dacryoplasty represents the majority of lacrimal duct surgery procedures performed in adults in specialised centers. However, there are still hardly any data available regarding the intra- and postoperative care, particularly regarding the duration of silicone tube intubation (STI). Our aim was to evaluate the relation between tube duration and recurrence of symptoms in patients who underwent transcanalicular microdrill dacryoplasty (MDP) in a long-term setting. Medical records of 576 adult patients after MDP were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 256 eyes of 191 patients could be included. The median follow-up time was 7.83 [7.08; 9.25] years. In 57.0% of the cases there was still full resolution of symptoms at the time of the survey. The median duration of the STI was 6 [3.00; 6:00] months. When distinguishing between a tube duration