The Lacrimal System (eBook) von Adam J. Cohen

Anatomy.- Anatomy of the Lacrimal System.- Gender and Racial Variations of the Lacrimal System.- Nasal Anatomy and Evaluation.- Diagnosis.- Congenital Etiologies of Lacrimal System Obstructions.- Acquired Etiologies of Lacrimal System Obstructions.- Evaluation of the Tearing Patient.- Imaging and Clinical Evaluation of the Lacrimal Drainage System.- Management and Surgical Techniques.- The Tear-Deficient Patient.- Surgery of the Punctum and Canaliculus.- Lacrimal Trauma.- Primary External Dacryocystorhinostomy.- Primary Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy.- Transcanalicular Dacryocystorhinostomy.- Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy.- Endoscopic Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy.- Pediatric Balloon Catheter Dacryocystoplasty.- Balloon-Assisted Dacryoplasty in Adults.- Balloon-Assisted Lacrimal Surgery.- Nine-Millimeter Endoscopic Balloon Dacryocystorhinostomy: A New, Less-Invasive Procedure for Tearing in Adults.- Radiofrequency Dacryocystorhinostomy.- Powered Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy.- Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy: Part 1. Laser-Assisted Endonasal Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy.- Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy: Part 2. Laser-Assisted Endonasal Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy with the Holmium:YAG Laser.- Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy: Part 3. Laser-Assisted Endonasal Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy with the Potassium Titanyl Phosphate Laser.- Revision Dacryocystorhinostomy.- The Adjunctive Use of Mitomycin C in Dacryocystorhinostomy.- The Griffiths Nasolacrimal Catheter.- The Sisler Lacrimal Canalicular Trephine.

Lacrimal system surgery is among the most common procedures performed by oculoplastic surgeons. Surgical intervention ranges from probing and intubation of blocked nasolacrimal ducts to endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy.

There are few recently published textbooks dedicated to lacrimal surgery. The editors have chosen, in The Lacrimal System: Diagnosis, Management& Surgery, to address the complete range of lacrimal disorders in one concise, practical volume. By broadening the scope of the subject, the editors hope to meet the needs of ophthalmologists, otolaryngologists, oral maxillofacial and plastic surgeons who perform lacrimal procedures, oculoplastic fellows who are mastering the nuances of these procedures, and experts interested in learning about the most recent modifications in techniques.

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