Mj. Walland et Ge. Rose, THE EFFECT OF SILICONE INTUBATION ON FAILURE AND INFECTION-RATES AFTER DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY, Ophthalmic surgery, 25(9), 1994, pp. 597-600
Of 388 cases of dacryocystorhinostomy eligible for silicon intubation,
intubation was used in 238 (61%) and not used in 150 (39%). The indic
ations for intubation were canalicular disease or sac characteristics
predisposing to failure. No significant difference was found in the ra
te of failure (.5 < P < 1.0) or soft-tissue infection (.25 < P < .5) f
or either primary or repeated surgery. Antibiotic prophylaxis did not
alter these risks in relation to silicon intubation.