PURPOSE: To assess dacryocystoplasty in the treatment of @entity9467 due to obstructions of the common canaliculus. METHODS: Twenty @entity1 with severe @entity9467 due to partial (n = 16) or complete (n = 4) obstruction of the common canaliculus underwent fluoroscopically guided dacryocystoplasty. In all cases of @entity384 was performed. Stent implantation was attempted in cases with @entity3885 . Dacryocystography and clinical follow-up was performed at intervals of 1 week, and 3, 6, 12, and 18 months after the procedure. The mean follow-up was 6 months (range 3-18 months). RESULTS: Balloon dilation was technically successfully performed in all @entity1 with @entity3885 (n = 16). In three of four @entity1 with @entity3885 was performed successfully. Subsequent to failure of stent implantation in one of these @entity1 balloon dilation was performed instead. The long-term primary patency rate in @entity1 with @entity3885 was 88% (n = 14/16). In three of four cases with @entity3885 long-term patency was achieved during follow-up. Severe complications, @entity281 , or punctal splitting were not observed. CONCLUSION: Fluoroscopically guided balloon dacryocystoplasty is a feasible nonsurgical therapy in @entity3885 with good clinical results that may be used as an alternative to surgical procedures. In @entity1 with complete obstructions stent placement is possible but further investigations are needed to assess the procedural and long-term results.

Nonsurgical fluoroscopically guided dacryocystoplasty of common XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity384 :: ('MESH:D002311', 'Disease') :: ['incomplete obstruction balloon dilation'] @entity3885 :: ('MESH:D008173', 'Disease') :: ['complete obstruction stent implantation', 'complete obstruction', 'incomplete obstructions', 'canalicular obstructions'] @entity9467 :: ('MESH:D007766', 'Disease') :: ['epiphora'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infections']
@entity3885 :: (MESH:D008173,Disease) :: ['canalicular obstructions']
