Efficacy of adjuvant mitomycin-C and triamcinolone-impregnated nasal packing for endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy
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Jung Hyo Ahn. Department of Ophthalmology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgum, Yangsan, Gyeongnam 50612, Republic of Korea. jhahn77@pusan.ac.kr

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    AIM: To compare the success rate and complications of adjuvant use of mitomycin C and triamcinolone- impregnated biodegradable nasal packing (TABP) in endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). And to evaluate the efficacy of combining intraoperative mitomycin C and TABP for endoscopic DCR. METHODS: A total of 198 eyes of 148 patients who underwent endoscopic DCR for acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction were retrospectively analysed. The patients were randomly divided into three groups: Group A included patients treated without intraoperative mitomycin C but with TABP, Group B included patients treated without triamcinolone but with intraoperative mitomycin C and normal saline-impregnated nasal packing, and Group C included patients treated with intraoperative mitomycin C and TABP. RESULTS: The results revealed no significant difference in the overall success rates between Groups A (86.8%) and B (89.2%; P=0.377). However, Group C (97.5%) showed a significantly higher overall success rate than Groups A and B. The incidence of granulomas was significantly lower in group C (5%) than in Groups A (20.8%) and B (15.2%; P=0.009). Other complications, such as crust, synechiae, and revision surgery, did not differ significantly among the three groups. CONCLUSION: The combination of intraoperative mitomycin C and TABP effectively prevents granulomas and enhances surgical success rate. Additionally, there is no statistically significant difference observed between the use of mitomycin C or TABP alone.

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Sang Yoon Kim, Christopher B Chambers, Jung Hyo Ahn. Efficacy of adjuvant mitomycin-C and triamcinolone-impregnated nasal packing for endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy. Int J Ophthalmol, 2024,17(3):480-484

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  • Received:July 16,2023
  • Revised:September 28,2023
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  • Online: February 27,2024
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