PURPOSE: To compare the effects of 2 nasal packing materials, synthetic @entity2636 foam (absorbable) and expandable @entity8908 (nonabsorbable), on the surgical success rate and @entity260 after endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (EDCR). METHODS: A retrospective medical review of 459 @entity1 (580 eyes) who underwent EDCR for primary acquired @entity1448 at Korea University Guro Hospitals from January 2009 to February 2014. Surgical success rate (anatomical, functional), @entity260 ( @entity738 , @entity5862 , @entity548 , and @entity281 ) were compared between the 2 groups, absorbable (318 eyes) and nonabsorbable (262 eyes). RESULTS: The absorbable group showed better results in surgical success rate regarding anatomical (90.5% versus 76.3%, P=0.00) and functional (89.3% versus 75.9%, P=0.00). @entity738 developed less frequently in the absorbable group (24.5% versus 38.9%, P=0.00). Also, @entity548 and crust were less frequent in the absorbable group (P=0.00). Infections were less frequent in the nonabsorbable group (1.52%) compared with the absorbable group (7.86%, P=0.00). The rate of revision surgery was lower in the absorbable group (7.86% versus 20.9%, P=0.00). As for the influence of secondary outcomes to the surgical success by multiple logistic regression, @entity738 had the largest effect on surgical success either anatomical or functional (odds ratio=82.393 to anatomical and 44.058 to functional). @entity5862 had the second largest effect on surgical success (odds ratio=11.897 to anatomical and 9.605 to functional). CONCLUSIONS: The authors suggest that using a synthetic @entity2636 foam as a nasal packing material is not only a surgical option, but also a crucial and essential procedure in EDCR.

Effectiveness of Synthetic XXXX Foam as a Nasal Packing Material in Endoscopic Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity738 :: ('MESH:D006099', 'Disease') :: ['Granulomas', 'granulomas', 'granuloma'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['bleeding'] @entity8908 :: ('MESH:C013215', 'Chemical') :: ['polyvinyl acetate'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative complications'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection'] @entity1448 :: ('MESH:D002779', 'Disease') :: ['nasolacrimal duct obstruction'] @entity5862 :: ('MESH:D006175', 'Disease') :: ['synechia', 'Synechia'] @entity2636 :: ('MESH:D011140', 'Chemical') :: ['polyurethane']
@entity2636 :: (MESH:D011140,Chemical) :: ['Polyurethane']
