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The Lacrimal System Diagnosis, Management and Surgery

Lacrimal surgeries are among the most commonly performed ones in occulopastic surgery. The procedures range from unblocking tear ducts in small children with this very minor congenital dysmorphology to correcting dry eye through surgery. As with many of these procedures, the disorders sound minor bu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cohen, Adam J. (Editor), Mercandetti, Michael (Editor), Brazzo, Brian G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
Subjects:
Otorhinolaryngology
Ophthalmology
Surgery, Plastic
Plastic Surgery
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Anatomy
  • Anatomy of the Lacrimal System
  • Gender and Racial Variations of the Lacrimal System
  • Nasal Anatomy and Evaluation
  • Diagnosis
  • Congenital Etiologies of Lacrimal System Obstructions
  • Acquired Etiologies of Lacrimal System Obstructions
  • Evaluation of the Tearing Patient
  • Imaging and Clinical Evaluation of the Lacrimal Drainage System
  • Management and Surgical Techniques
  • The Tear-Deficient Patient
  • Surgery of the Punctum and Canaliculus
  • Lacrimal Trauma
  • Primary External Dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Primary Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Transcanalicular Dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy
  • Endoscopic Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy
  • Pediatric Balloon Catheter Dacryocystoplasty
  • Balloon-Assisted Dacryoplasty in Adults
  • Balloon-Assisted Lacrimal Surgery
  • Nine-Millimeter Endoscopic Balloon Dacryocystorhinostomy: A New, Less-Invasive Procedure for Tearing in Adults
  • Radiofrequency Dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Powered Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy: Part 1. Laser-Assisted Endonasal Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy: Part 2. Laser-Assisted Endonasal Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy with the Holmium:YAG Laser
  • Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy: Part 3. Laser-Assisted Endonasal Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy with the Potassium Titanyl Phosphate Laser
  • Revision Dacryocystorhinostomy
  • The Adjunctive Use of Mitomycin C in Dacryocystorhinostomy
  • The Griffiths Nasolacrimal Catheter
  • The Sisler Lacrimal Canalicular Trephine

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