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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2008;10(4):287-288.

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Archives of Ophthalmology

Air Reflux After External Dacryocystorhinostomy

Objective: To ascertain the prevalence of air reflux after external dacryocystorhinostomy, its natural history, and its relation to symptomatic cure.

Methods: More than a year after lacrimal surgery, patients were contacted via a structured telephone interview and were questioned about air reflux and lacrimal symptoms.

Results: Interviews were completed by 77 patients (98 operations). Postoperative air reflux had been noted after 46 of 98 operations (47%) and persisted in 36 of 46 eyes (78%), at a mean follow-up of 58 months. Reflux occurred in 36% (8 of 22) of eyes after membranectomy, a rate similar to that without membranectomy (38 of 76 eyes; [50%]); the relative risk of air reflux with membranectomy was 0.7 (95% confidence interval, 0.4-1.3; P = .30). Overall, symptomatic improvement was achieved in 85% of procedures (83 eyes). Reflux was associated with a higher success rate (relative risk, 1.22; P = .02) and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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