The use of an ostial stent does not increase the success rate of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy


Dinc M. E., Ulusoy S., Sahin E., Bozan N., Avincsal M. O., Tutar B., ...More

JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, vol.132, no.8, pp.718-723, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 132 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s002221511800107x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.718-723
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. This prospective, controlled study assessed how placing a stent into a newly formed ostium affects ostial patency, success and complication rates in endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy patients.