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Laser-Assisted Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy

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This chapter is focussed on the surgical description of laser-assisted endonasal DCR surgery. A step-by-step guide of the surgical technique is detailed in the chapter. The technique is a modification of the endolaser techniques described in the literature.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZN, UK

    Sangeeta Kapur Maini MS, DNB, DLO (RCS), FRCS (ORL), Vamsidhar Vallamkondu & Bhaskar Ram

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  1. Sangeeta Kapur Maini MS, DNB, DLO (RCS), FRCS (ORL)
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Correspondence to Sangeeta Kapur Maini MS, DNB, DLO (RCS), FRCS (ORL) .

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  1. Assistant Professor, Section Director of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Eyelid and Facial Plastic Surgery, Private Practice, Glenview, IL, USA & Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Adam J. Cohen

  2. Opthalmic Consltants, Sarasota, Florida, USA

    Michael Mercandetti

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Medical College of Cornell, New York, New York, USA

    Brian Brazzo

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Maini, S.K., Vallamkondu, V., Ram, B. (2015). Laser-Assisted Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy. In: Cohen, A., Mercandetti, M., Brazzo, B. (eds) The Lacrimal System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10332-7_12

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