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Fig. 2

From: Outcomes of bicanalicular nasal stent inserted by sheath-guided dacryoendoscope in patients with lacrimal passage obstruction: a retrospective observational study

Fig. 2

Intraoperative view with a dacryoendoscope and nasal endoscope. The white fibrous lesion in the center is the occluded site (a). The tip of an 18-gauge catheter is placed on the occluded site (b). The occlusion is dislodged by sheath-guided endoscopic probing with the tip of the 18-gauge catheter. The gauze inserted in the inferior meatus can be seen (black arrow) (c). The view through the nasal endoscope at the inferior meatus. The right side is the inferior turbinate and left side is the inferior meatus. An 18-gauge catheter is seen passing through the opening of the nasolacrimal duct (d)

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