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Transcanalicular Dacryocystorhinostomy

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Method and procedure of transcanalicular Laser-DCR in combination with 5 mm balloon dilatation is described. As a spin off procedure of transcanalicular microendoscopic lacrimal surgery, this method seems to be able to close the gap between external DCR and minimal invasive procedures.

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  1. Das Team der Augenklinik, Katholisches Krankenhaus gem. GmbH Hagen, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Herdecke, Germany

    Hans-Werner Meyer-Rüsenberg

  2. Das Team der Augenklinik, Klinik für Augenheilkunde am Klinikum Darmstadt, Heidelberger Landstraße 379, Darmstadt-Eberstadt, Germany

    Karl-Heinz Emmerich

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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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Meyer-Rüsenberg, HW., Emmerich, KH. (2015). Transcanalicular Dacryocystorhinostomy. In: Cohen, A., Mercandetti, M., Brazzo, B. (eds) The Lacrimal System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10332-7_13

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