Success rate of conventional dacryocystorhinostomy in post-acute dacryocystitis compared to endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy in acute dacryocystitis

Purpose: to determine the success rate of conventional dacryocystorhinostomy (dcr) and endoscopic dcr performed in patients with acute dacryocystitis. methods: records of patients with acute dacryocystitis and operated during 2007-2008 were reviewed. patients who completed a follow-up of 60 months were included in our study. demographic characteristics,surgery types,success rate,and follow-up periods were recorded. success was defined as the elimination of epiphora,absence of dacryocystitis,and negative syringing test result (i.e.,unrestricted flow of irrigated saline to the nose). results: a total of 67 patients were operated during the period. fifty-seven patients completed the follow-up of 60 months. the mean age in the conventional and endoscopic groups was 39.5 ± 8.5 and 39.5 ± 8.4 years,respectively. the participants included 33 female and 24 male patients. endoscopic dcr was performed in 28 (endoscopic group) and conventional dcr (conventional group) in 29 patients. conventional dcr was performed after subsidence of the acute attack,which took an average of 10 days (range,9-19 days). after a period of 60 months,patency on syringing and resolution of epiphora was documented in 26 patients in the conventional group (success rate,89.7%) and 23 patients in the endonasal group (success rate,82.1%) (p = 0.654). conclusion: the success rates of conventional and endonasal dcr during a follow-up period of five years in patients with acute dacryocystitis are almost similar. joshi rajesh 1 department of ophthalmology,vasantrao naik government medical college,yavatmal-445001,maharashtra deshpande ajay 2 ophthalmic services of orivision nursing home,manish nagar,somalwada,nagpur-440015,maharashtra lee ts,woog jj. endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy in the primary treatment of acute dacryocystitis with abscess formation. ophthal plast reconstr surg 2001;17:180-183. madge sn,chan w,malhotra r,ghabrial r,floreani s,wormald pj,et al. endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy in acute 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