Endoscopic techniques, in contrast, were first applied to dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery beginning in the early 1990s as a way “to avoid the external skin incision and possibly shortening ...

“Looking at total operative time, the endoscopic DCR did take on average about 24 minutes longer than the external DCR, and that was statistically significant. But there was no difference ...

It is usually done with the patient under general anaesthesia, during functional endoscopic sinus surgery, which may include balloon sinuplasty. At the end of the surgery, the corticosteroid‑eluting ...

However, when surgical cutting instruments are inserted after the dilation procedure to further open or widen the ostium (and when performed) remove tissue from within the sinus cavity, then one of ...

However, when surgical cutting instruments are inserted after the dilation procedure to further open or widen the ostium (and when performed) remove tissue from within the sinus cavity, then one of ...

Dr Prasad said. Surgeries planned include endoscopic DCR, repair of CSF rhinorrhea, nasal polyps, and so on.

Khalid Al Khayat. "Transcanalicular Laser-Assisted Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy is a significant advance in our field," expressed Dr Al Khayat. "The arrival of TLE DCR in Dubai means our ...