Abstract

BRAVO-BELTRANENA, Sofía  and  ZIMMERMANN-PAIZ, Martín A. Success in probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction: Ten years experience. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2018, vol.116, n.1, pp.77-80. ISSN 0325-0075.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5546/aap.2018.77.

Introduction. The congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction is a common pathology, with low morbidity, but not exempt of complications without the correct diagnosis and management. Methods. Retrospective study from 2005 to 2015 in patients who were submitted to a probing procedure. We identified age at procedure, gender, laterality and presence or absence of success with the procedure.

Keywords : Lacrimal duct obstruction; Congenital; Epiphora; Probing.

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