Endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy learning curve

Vatansever, Mustafa; Aydın, Evren; Dinç, Erdem; Dursun, Özer; Özer, Ömer; Temel, Gülhan Örekici

doi:10.5935/0004-2749.20220030

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Arq. Bras. Oftalmol. 85 (3) • May-Jun 2022 • https://doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.20220030 linkcopy

Endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy learning curve

Curva de aprendizagem de dacriocistorrinostomia endonasal endoscópica

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ABSTRACT

Purpose: To compare the learning curves of the specialists in two different fields without previous endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy experience as well as to reveal the related complications with surgical success rates.

Methods: We retrospectively investigated 90 patients who received consecutive endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy with mucosa preservation by an ophthalmologist (Group 1, n=45) and an otorhinolaryngologist (Group 2, n=45) between October 2017 and October 2019. Patients who were admitted with epiphora complaints and diagnosed with primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction through lacrimal irrigation test and aged >18 years with at least 6 months of follow-up were included in the study. In all cases, additional pathologies such as septum deviation were evaluated by performing maxillofacial imaging. Patients' medical records were evaluated in terms of surgery duration, complications, and functional achievements.

Results: The mean surgical duration of the patients in Group-2 was 36.27 ± 11.61 min, while it was 43.62 ± 16.89 min in Group-1; the difference was statistically significant (p=0.018). Functional achievements in Group 1 was 84.4% (73.3% in the first set of 15 cases, 93.3% in the last set of 15 cases) in Group 2; this rate was 88.9% (80% in the first set of 15 cases, 93.3% in the last set of 15 cases), and the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.53). Septum intervention in addition to endoscopic surgery in both the groups (p=0.03, p=0.005, respectively) and intense bleeding during surgery (for both the groups, p<0.0001) significantly decreased the functional success.

Conclusion: Endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy, performed after the necessary training, can provide high success and low complication rates when even conducted by ophthalmologists who are unfamiliar with endoscopic surgery after an experience of 30 cases.

Keywords: Lacrimal duct obstruction; Nasolacrimal duct/surgery; Dacryocystorhinostomy/methods; Endoscopy; Ophthalmology/education

	Group-1 1^st-15^th case	Group-2 1^st-15^th case	p	Group-1 16^th-30^th case	Group-2 16^th-30^th case	p	Group-1 31^st-45^th case	Group-2 31^st-45^th case	p
Surgery duration (min)	62.80 ± 9.47	49.67 ± 7.28	<0.0001	43.67 ± 3.59	35.13 ± 3.06	<0.0001	24.40 ± 2.19	24 ± 2.50	0.64
Intense haemorrhage	5 (%33.3)	7 (%46.7)	0.45	3 (%20)	3 (%20)	1.0	2 (%13.3)	2 (%13.3)	1.0
Use of Rounger	11 (%73.3)	9 (%60)	0.43	12 (%80)	13 (%86.7)	0.62	13 (%86.7)	13 (%86.7)	1.0
Use of DRILL	4 (%26.7)	6 (%40)	0.43	3 (%20)	2 (%13.3)	0.62	2 (%13.3)	2 (%13.3)	1.0
Functional achievement	11 (%73.3)	12 (%80)	0.66	13 (%86.7)	14 (%93.3)	0.53	14 (%93.3)	14 (%93.3)	1.0

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