dacryocystorhinostomy
- noun
- /ˌdækriˌoʊsɪtəˈraɪnəˌstɑmi/
- Specialized
- Many patients benefit from dacryocystorhinostomy as it restores normal tear drainage into the nose.
Examples
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An otherwise healthy 79-year-old woman underwent left dacryocystorhinostomy for a tumor blocking the left tear duct in August 1989.
Academic text (1995) -
Our case also illustrates the value of preoperative imaging in patients who are being considered for dacryocystorhinostomy.
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A left endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy was performed.
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The foreign body was detected on dacryocystography and removed during dacryocystorhinostomy.
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However, owing to the development of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy, this condition has been increasingly observed in otolaryngologic practice.
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When symptoms are uncommon or in cases of dacryocystorhinostomy failure, radiologic examinations should be routinely performed.
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After long-term follow-up, patients were referred for dacryocystorhinostomy and canthoplasty if they experienced no relapses.
Academic text (2015) -
It has become more commonly encountered in ENT practice since the advent of endoscopic sinonasal surgery, which has allowed a greater number of otorhinolaryngologists to perform dacryocystorhinostomy.
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The surgeon explained that a dacryocystorhinostomy would help alleviate her tear duct blockage.
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After experiencing recurrent tears, he decided to undergo a dacryocystorhinostomy for relief.
Surface Forms
Morphology
dacryocystorhinostomy = dacryo + cysto + rhino + stomy
The word is constructed from Greek roots, and its meaning is not easily derived from the individual components without specialized medical knowledge.
Etymology
Dacryocystorhinostomy comes from Greek parts: dacryo- 'tear', cysto- 'sac', rhino- 'nose', and -stomy 'opening'. So, it means making a new opening from the tear sac into the nose to help tears drain.
