What are the complications of dacryocystorhinostomy

Update Date: 2025-04-02 Source: Network

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These days, my eyes are very painful, and I can't open them. In the morning, I found that my eyes are swollen, and there are secretions in the corner of my eyes, which are sticky yellow. The doctor said that the lacrimal duct has been blocked for a long time, so I need to carry out dacryocystorhinostomy to treat it. Today, let me talk about the complications of dacryocystorhinostomy.

What are the complications of dacryocystorhinostomy

Symptom 1: chronic dacryocystitis has a long course of disease, dacryocystitis expands and loses its elasticity, physiological lacrimal function weakens or loses, the effect of lacrimal duct stent or intubation is not good, and finally we can only choose dacryocystorhinostomy. The success rate of traditional dacryocystorhinostomy is generally more than 90%. Any operation has the possibility of failure and complications, such as infection, bleeding, cicatricial hyperplasia, poor drainage, etc The problem of blocking again.

Symptom 2: dacryocystorhinostomy is to use other tubular tissue instead of nasolacrimal duct to connect the nasal cavity and dacryocyst. Lacrimal duct stent is to put medical tubular equipment into lacrimal duct to keep its patency. At present, the treatment effect of the former is better and the effect is more lasting. Life care: you can use artificial tears eye drops to improve symptoms.

Symptom 3: dacryocystorhinostomy has operation indications. Under 70 years old, normal blood pressure, lacrimal irrigation obstruction and a large number of secretions. The treatment is to recanalize the lacrimal passage and make a passage through nasolacrimal duct. The cost is about 800-1000 yuan. Surgery can be done above the general indications.

matters needing attention

There are many complications after dacryocystorhinostomy, everyone's situation is not the same, need to maintain local eye health after surgery, it is best to actively follow the doctor's advice for effective treatment, but also pay attention to postoperative nursing work to be in place.