dacryocystorhinostomy

[dak″re-o-sis″to-ri-nos´tah-me]

surgical creation of an opening between the lacrimal sac and nasal cavity.

dac·ry·o·cys·to·rhi·nos·to·my

(dak'rē-ō-sis'tō-rī-nos'tō-mē),

An operation providing an anastomosis between the lacrimal sac and the nasal mucosa through an opening in the lacrimal bone.

[dacryocyst + G. rhis (rhin-), nose, + stoma, mouth]

dacryocystorhinostomy

/dac·ryo·cys·to·rhi·nos·to·my/ (-sis″to-ri-nos´tah-me) surgical creation of an opening between the lacrimal sac and nasal cavity.

dacryocystorhinostomy

(dăk′rē-ō-sĭs′tə-rī-nŏs′tə-mē)

The surgical opening of a passage for drainage from the lacrimal sac into the nasal cavity.

dacryocystorhinostomy

[dak′rē·ōsis′tôrīnos′təmē]

Etymology: Gk, dakryon + kytis, bag, rhis, nose, stoma, mouth

a surgical procedure for restoring drainage into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct is obstructed.

dac·ry·o·cys·to·rhi·nos·to·my

(dak'rē-ō-sis'tō-rī-nos'tŏ-mē)

An operation providing an anastomosis between the lacrimal sac and the nasal mucosa through an opening in the lacrimal bone.

[dacryocyst + G. rhis (rhin-), nose, + stoma, mouth]

dacryocystorhinostomy

An operation to provide a new passage from the LACRIMAL SAC, through the lacrimal bone, to the inside of the nose so as to re-establish tear drainage when the nasolacrimal duct is blocked. Formerly done by cutting bone through an incision near the bridge of the nose, the procedure is now being performed using a laser probe via the nostril and a light source via a tear duct. This is called endonasal laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy.

Dacryocystorhinostomy

A surgical procedure to drain the tear sac into the nasal passage.

Mentioned in: Dacryocystitis

dacryocystorhinostomy

surgical creation of an opening between the lacrimal sac and nasal cavity.

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2001) Lacrimal drainage capacity and symptomatic improvement after dacryocystorhinostomy in adults presenting with patent lacrimal drainage systems.

Managing the watery eye: anterior eye and oculoplastics part 3 C-19163 O/D

It has become more commonly encountered in ENT practice since the advent of endoscopic sinonasal surgery, which has allowed a greater number of otorhinolaryngologists to perform dacryocystorhinostomy.

4) When symptoms are uncommon or in cases of dacryocystorhinostomy failure, radiologic examinations should be routinely performed.

Nasolacrimal duct oncocytoma: an unusual cause of chronic epiphora

A left endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy was performed.

Dacryocystitis secondary to an iatrogenic foreign body in the lacrimal apparatus

The latter technique is associated with increased morbidity, and most external approaches require a concomitant dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR).

The role of endoscopic sinus surgery in the diagnosis and treatment of metastatic orbital carcinoid tumors

Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is the surgical method of bypassing the distal lacrimal drainage system.

Middle meatal obstruction following endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy. (Rhinoscopic Clinic)

External ethmoidectomy, frontal sinus trephination, repair of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy, endoscopic orbital decompression