Polyurethane stent obstruction as a cause of recurrent epiphora - Case report

dc.authoridMiman, Murat Cem/0000-0002-2139-9239
dc.authorwosidSaraç, Kaya/ABI-1091-2020
dc.authorwosidMiman, Murat Cem/AAZ-4873-2020
dc.contributor.authorDoganay, S.
dc.contributor.authorSarac, K.
dc.contributor.authorMiman, M. C.
dc.contributor.authorKaradag, N.
dc.contributor.authorCokkeser, Y.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T21:00:10Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T21:00:10Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractA Song's nasolacrimal duct stent was placed in a patient with epiphora due to primary nasolacrimal duct obstruction and the stent was kept for 32 months. Mitomycin C 0.02% eye drops four times a day were prescribed for four weeks following polyurethane stent placement procedure. No epiphora-related complaints occurred for thirty months after then the epiphora started. Nasolacrimal stent was removed from nasal cavity endoscopially and the tissues within the extruded stent were examined histopathologically. The patient's complaints were relieved following stent removal. Dacryocystogram revealed normal passage and a filling defect within the lacrimal sac. Macroscopic evaluation of the stent revealed a firm mass in the stent mushroom, causing complete obstruction. Pathological examination of the mass revealed chronic inflammation, increased connective tissue and vascular proliferation. Nasolacrimal polyurethane stents can be removed easily by nasal approach. Nasolacrimal passage may be left open temporarily after stent removal. The use of Mitomycin C drop is a novel approach in nasolacrimal stent placement cases. However, when the long-term results of endoscopic and external dacryocystorhinostomy are considered, further research is needed on the biocompatibility of stent material.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/159101990601200114
dc.identifier.endpage72en_US
dc.identifier.issn1123-9344
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid20569556en_US
dc.identifier.startpage69en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/159101990601200114
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/103866
dc.identifier.volume12en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000239019100014en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEdizioni Centauroen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInterventional Neuroradiologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectpolyurethane nasolacrimal stenten_US
dc.subjectnasolacrimal duct obstructionen_US
dc.titlePolyurethane stent obstruction as a cause of recurrent epiphora - Case reporten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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