 Lacrimal Duct Obstruction
"Lacrimal Duct Obstruction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Interference with the secretion of tears by the lacrimal glands. Obstruction of the LACRIMAL SAC or NASOLACRIMAL DUCT causing acute or chronic inflammation of the lacrimal sac (DACRYOCYSTITIS). It is caused also in infants by failure of the nasolacrimal duct to open into the inferior meatus and occurs about the third week of life. In adults occlusion may occur spontaneously or after injury or nasal disease. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p250)
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D007767
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.496.456
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| Concept/Terms |
Lacrimal Duct Obstruction- Lacrimal Duct Obstruction
- Duct Obstruction, Lacrimal
- Duct Obstructions, Lacrimal
- Lacrimal Duct Obstructions
- Obstruction, Lacrimal Duct
- Obstructions, Lacrimal Duct
- Tear Duct Obstruction
- Duct Obstruction, Tear
- Duct Obstructions, Tear
- Obstruction, Tear Duct
- Obstructions, Tear Duct
- Tear Duct Obstructions
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lacrimal Duct Obstruction" by people in Profiles.
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Yim M, Wormald PJ, Doucet M, Gill A, Kingdom T, Orlandi R, Crum A, Marx D, Alt J. Adjunctive techniques to dacryocystorhinostomy: an evidence-based review with recommendations. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2021 05; 11(5):885-893.
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Davies BW, McCracken MS, Hawes MJ, Hink EM, Durairaj VD, Pelton RW. Tear Trough Incision for External Dacryocystorhinostomy. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Jul-Aug; 31(4):278-81.
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Friedman NR, Luck M, Scapa VI. Excision of congenital nasolacrimal duct cyst with powered instrumentation. Laryngoscope. 2011 Jan; 121(1):135-6.
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Holmes JM, Leske DA, Cole SR, Chandler DL, Repka MX, Silbert DI, Tien DR, Bradley EA, Sala NA, Levin EM, Hoover DL, Klimek DL, Mohney BG, Laby DM, Lee KA, Enzenauer RW, Bacal DA, Mills MD, Beck RW. A symptom survey and quality of life questionnaire for nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children. Ophthalmology. 2006 Sep; 113(9):1675-80.
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