External versus endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy: a single-centre United Kingdom study of 512 consecutive operations
Our overall surgical success rate at 90% (90.5% and 89.3% for EX-DCR and EN-DCR respectively) in primary NLDO are at the higher end of the spectrum of published data. Revision surgery is highly successful, and EX-DCR may be the preferred approach for revision surgery. Younger patients and females were more likely to undergo EN-DCR. Both surgical modalities are safe and complications rare.
Authors
- Austin McCormick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0844-4998)
- James Hsuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1581-4659)
- Nicholas M. Hickley
- Keri McLean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8907-1176)
- Ziyaad Sultan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3333-5064)
- Matthew Fenech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7933-4617)
- Muhammed Jawad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8754-9394)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Royal Liverpool University Hospital (GB)
- Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orbit
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01676830.2025.2571443
- Primary Topic
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00