TY - JOUR
T1 - The Use of a Venous Catheter as a Stent for Treatment of Acquired Punctal and Canalicular Stenosis
AU - Meduri, Alessandro
AU - Inferrera, Leandro
AU - Tumminello, Giuseppe
AU - Frisina, Rino
AU - Forlini, Matteo
AU - Kaufman, Stephen
AU - Aragona, Pasquale
PY - 2019/11/1
Y1 - 2019/11/1
N2 - PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to describe a simple technique to insert a venous catheter as a stent for the treatment of acquired punctal and canalicular stenosis. METHODS: We performed this technique using a central venous catheter as a stent for the treatment of acquired punctal and canalicular stenosis. RESULTS: The results show the easy availability of the material used for the intervention, its easy execution, and the low costs of materials. The goal of this technique is to have a lacrimal dot dilated and canalicular duct easy to irrigate. CONCLUSION: The use of a venous catheter as a stent for treatment of acquired punctal and canalicular stenosis seems to be simple, safe, repeatable, and noninvasive.
AB - PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to describe a simple technique to insert a venous catheter as a stent for the treatment of acquired punctal and canalicular stenosis. METHODS: We performed this technique using a central venous catheter as a stent for the treatment of acquired punctal and canalicular stenosis. RESULTS: The results show the easy availability of the material used for the intervention, its easy execution, and the low costs of materials. The goal of this technique is to have a lacrimal dot dilated and canalicular duct easy to irrigate. CONCLUSION: The use of a venous catheter as a stent for treatment of acquired punctal and canalicular stenosis seems to be simple, safe, repeatable, and noninvasive.
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U2 - 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005743
DO - 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005743
M3 - Article
C2 - 31335575
AN - SCOPUS:85074620821
SN - 1049-2275
VL - 30
SP - 2544
EP - 2545
JO - The Journal of craniofacial surgery
JF - The Journal of craniofacial surgery
IS - 8
ER -