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Pediatric Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction

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Pediatric (congenital) nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PNLDO) is the most common cause of persistent epiphora in childhood. The incidence of PNLDO is 5–6% (ranging from 1.2 to 30%) of births. Spontaneous resolution is reported in 90% within the first year of life. Our treatments are geared to the 10% of patients that do not experience spontaneous resolution. This chapter discusses the typical presentation of the tearing patient as well as the differential diagnosis. The traditional therapeutic paradigm including primary probing, secondary probing with stent, choice of stent, and dacryocystorhinostomy is discussed with recent data to inform decision-making.

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  1. Division of Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Orbital Surgery, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Rona Z. Silkiss MD, FACS

  2. Silkiss Eye Surgery, Oakland, CA, USA

    Rona Z. Silkiss MD, FACS

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  1. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Mark R. Levine

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    Richard C. Allen

Electronic Supplementary Material

Video 8.1

Nasolacrimal duct obstruction probing. Video courtesy of Dr. Angela Dolmetsch (MP4 5596 kb)

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Probing and stenting. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/1/Probing-and-Stenting.htm (MP4 159146 kb)

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Probing and stenting of nasolacrimal duct with fluorescein irrigation. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/1/probe-and-stent-w-irrigation.htm (MP4 97811 kb)

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Endoscopic retrieval of Crawford stent. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/3/9-endoscopic-retrieval-crawford-stent.htm (MP4 104346 kb)

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Options for retrieving Crawford stents. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/5/13-stent-retrieval.htm (MP4 105629 kb)

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Inferior turbinate infracture. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/1/Inferior-turbinate-infracture.htm (MP4 21024 kb)

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Intranasal cyst in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO). Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/7/8-intranasal-cyst.htm (MP4 48251 kb)

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Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy. Video by Dr. Rona Z. Silkiss. (MP4 2999 kb)

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External dacryocystorhinostomy. Courtesy of Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS. http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/video/plastics/1/External-DCR.htm (MP4 263826 kb)

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Silkiss, R.Z. (2018). Pediatric Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction. In: Levine, M., Allen, R. (eds) Manual of Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74512-1_8

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