TY - JOUR
T1 - No impact of nasal septoplasty on the outcome of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy
AU - Koval, Tal
AU - Zloto, Ofira
AU - Yakirevitch, Arkadi
AU - Ben Simon, Guy J.
AU - Ben-Shoshan, Joseph
AU - Ben Artsi, Elad
AU - Weissman, Alon
AU - Priel, Ayelet
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to The Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
PY - 2020/8/1
Y1 - 2020/8/1
N2 - Objective: To compare the outcomes of combined endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (endoDCR) with nasal septoplasty for deviation of the nasal septum to endoDCR alone in cases of nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO). Methods: A retrospective cohort study that included 107 consecutive patients with NLDO, who underwent endoDCR with or without concomitant nasal septoplasty in our institution between October 2009 and October 2017. Results: A total of 117 operations were performed (107 patients, 80.4% females; mean age ± SD 51.1 ± 19.5 years). Twenty-five (21.4%) endoscopic surgeries were combined with septoplasty (the endoDCR + septoplasty group), and 92 (78.6%) comprised endoDCR alone (the endoDCR group). There was no difference in anatomical success and functional success rates between the two groups (P = 0.76 and P = 0.18, respectively). There were no complications attributed to the septoplasty component of the surgical procedure. Conclusion: Considerable numbers of patients undergoing endoDCR also require a septoplasty. Combining an additional procedure (septoplasty), that was not performed for its original indication but rather for facilitating the main surgical intervention (endoDCR), yields surgical success and associated complications equivalent to those of endoDCR alone.
AB - Objective: To compare the outcomes of combined endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (endoDCR) with nasal septoplasty for deviation of the nasal septum to endoDCR alone in cases of nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO). Methods: A retrospective cohort study that included 107 consecutive patients with NLDO, who underwent endoDCR with or without concomitant nasal septoplasty in our institution between October 2009 and October 2017. Results: A total of 117 operations were performed (107 patients, 80.4% females; mean age ± SD 51.1 ± 19.5 years). Twenty-five (21.4%) endoscopic surgeries were combined with septoplasty (the endoDCR + septoplasty group), and 92 (78.6%) comprised endoDCR alone (the endoDCR group). There was no difference in anatomical success and functional success rates between the two groups (P = 0.76 and P = 0.18, respectively). There were no complications attributed to the septoplasty component of the surgical procedure. Conclusion: Considerable numbers of patients undergoing endoDCR also require a septoplasty. Combining an additional procedure (septoplasty), that was not performed for its original indication but rather for facilitating the main surgical intervention (endoDCR), yields surgical success and associated complications equivalent to those of endoDCR alone.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41433-019-0696-4
DO - 10.1038/s41433-019-0696-4
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C2 - 31767960
AN - SCOPUS:85075445352
SN - 0950-222X
VL - 34
SP - 1454
EP - 1458
JO - Eye
JF - Eye
IS - 8
ER -