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Lacrimal canaliculus structure

Known as: Lacrimal canaliculus, Lacrimal Duct, Lacrimal Canal 
Either of two ducts (superior and inferior) that originate at the puncta lacrimalia of the eye and terminate at the lacrimal sac.
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Inferior lacrimal canaliculusLacrimal ApparatusLacrimal ductNasolacrimal duct structure

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The lacrimal canaliculus and sac bordered by the Horner's muscle form the functional lacrimal drainage system.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Drainage of tears: impact on the ocular surface and lacrimal system.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Comparison of Surgical Outcomes in Primary Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy with and without Silicone Intubation
The surgical outcome of endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy was analyzed in 30 cases of postsaccal stenosis. Intubation… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Diameter of the bony lacrimal canal: normal values and values related to nasolacrimal duct obstruction: assessment with CT.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Epiphora, or tearing due to primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO), is increasingly being… 
2001
2001
Lacrimal drainage system endoscopic examination and surgery through the lacrimal punctum.
BACKGROUND To describe an approach to restore the physiological tear passages of an obstructed lacrimal drainage system with… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
MR dacryocystography: comparison with dacryocystography and CT dacryocystography.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Several techniques have been used to image the nasolacrimal system, providing functional… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Skull-base foramina of the middle cranial fossa: reassessment of normal variation with high-resolution CT.
PURPOSE To evaluate by means of high-resolution CT the anatomic variations of the middle cranial fossa foramen. METHODS We… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
The pattern and incidence of nasolacrimal injury in naso-orbital-ethmoid fractures: the role of delayed assessment and dacryocystorhinostomy.
A detailed review of forty-six patients with severe naso-orbital-ethmoid injury confirms that naso-lacrimal system injury is less… 
1966
1966
The in vitro effect of epithelial growth factor on rat organ cultures.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Method for reconstructing torn lacrimal canaliculus.
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