TY - JOUR
T1 - Tissue necrosis following diode laser-assisted transcanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy
AU - McClintic, Scott M.
AU - Yoon, Michael K.
AU - Bidar, Maziar
AU - Dutton, Jonathan J.
AU - Vagefi, M. Reza
AU - Kersten, Robert C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 The American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Advantages of transcanalicular laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy (TCDCR) over conventional, external, and endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) have been purported to include decreased operating time, reduced morbidity, enhanced cosmesis, avoidance of general anesthesia, and a shorter recovery time. However, 1 case of skin necrosis has recently been reported to have occurred following diode laser-assisted TCDCR, and the authors now report 3 additional cases that were evaluated by the Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery services at the University of North Carolina, North Carolina, and the University of California, San Francisco. Three patients developed full-thickness tissue necrosis over the medial canthus following TCDCR, and 2 of these patients experienced persistent tissue breakdown at the site following reconstructive repair.
AB - Advantages of transcanalicular laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy (TCDCR) over conventional, external, and endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) have been purported to include decreased operating time, reduced morbidity, enhanced cosmesis, avoidance of general anesthesia, and a shorter recovery time. However, 1 case of skin necrosis has recently been reported to have occurred following diode laser-assisted TCDCR, and the authors now report 3 additional cases that were evaluated by the Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery services at the University of North Carolina, North Carolina, and the University of California, San Francisco. Three patients developed full-thickness tissue necrosis over the medial canthus following TCDCR, and 2 of these patients experienced persistent tissue breakdown at the site following reconstructive repair.
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U2 - 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000045
DO - 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000045
M3 - Article
C2 - 24807803
AN - SCOPUS:84925595863
SN - 0740-9303
VL - 31
SP - e18-e22
JO - Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
JF - Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
IS - 1
ER -