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Nasolacrimal duct structure

Known as: Nasolacrimal Duct, Tear Duct, Ducts, Nasolacrimal 
A tube-like structure that conveys tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity.
National Institutes of Health

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Blood supply aspectsCDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyLacrimal Apparatus

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Lacrimal sacMadokoro Ohdo Sonoda syndrome

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Review
2001
Review
2001
Comparison of balloon dacryocystoplasty to probing as the primary treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
PURPOSE In children older than 18 months, primary probing procedures for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) are… 
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… 
2001
2001
Nasolacrimal stents in the management of epiphora: medium-term results of a multicenter prospective study.
2000
2000
Probing and bicanalicular silicone tube intubation under nasal endoscopy in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
PURPOSE To evaluate the beneficial effects of nasal endoscopy on preventing complications during probing and bicanalicular… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Microsurgical endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy with long-term insertion of bicanalicular silicone tubes.
OBJECTIVE To assess the results of microsurgical endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy with long-term insertion of single or double… 
1996
1996
Balloon catheter dilatation for treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
1994
1994
Silicone intubation without intranasal fixation for treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
Review
1985
Review
1985
Modified Kinosian dacryocystorhinostomy: a review of 122 cases.
A consecutive series of 122 dacryocystorhinostomies is reviewed, and a surgical technique which preserves the anterior lacrimal… 
1983
1983
A useful alternative to silicone intubation in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstructions.
Initial treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstructions, by a variety of methods, is highly successful. However, a small… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Silicone intubation in children with nasolacrimal obstruction.
Silicone tube intubations were performed on 36 cases of congenital nasolacrimal obstruction and on three children with traumatic… 
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