Prophylactic Intraoperative Nasolacrimal Duct Intubation in Surgical Treatment of Facial Fractures—Is There a Role?

Prophylactic Intraoperative Nasolacrimal Duct Intubation in Surgical Treatment of Facial Fractures—Is There a Role?

Nasolacrimal duct (NLD) damage is associated in the majority of type II and III naso-orbito-ethmoid (NOE) fractures.1 Our study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of prophylactic NLD intubation in the setting of facial fractures, by comparing incidence of postoperative epiphora and wound in...

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Main Authors: Ryan Liang Wei Teoh, Pei Yuan Fong, Elijah Zhengyang Cai, Yan Lin Yap, Eileen Chor Hoong Hing, Han Jing Lee, Vigneswaran Nallathamby, Wei Chen Ong, Jane Lim, Gangadhara Sundar, Thiam Chye Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2022-03-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
nasolacrimal
facial
fractures
orbit
epiphora
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1744407

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