Dinc, M. E.Ulusoy, S.Sahin, E.Bozan, N.Avincsal, M. O.Tutar, B.Uyar, Y.2025-05-102025-05-1020180022-21511748-546010.1017/S002221511800107X2-s2.0-85049835305https://doi.org/10.1017/S002221511800107Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/6151Tutar, Belgin/0000-0001-7783-0908; Avincsal, Mehmet Ozgur/0000-0002-3896-5807Objective. This prospective, controlled study assessed how placing a stent into a newly formed ostium affects ostial patency, success and complication rates in endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy patients. Methods. In group 1 (40 eyes of 36 patients), both silicone tube intubation and tube stenting were performed. In group 2 (36 eyes of 34 patients), only silicone tube intubation was performed. Success, operative time and post-surgical complications were investigated two months post-operatively in each group. Results. The success rates were 92.5 per cent and 83.3 per cent for groups 1 and 2 respectively, but the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0294). The complication rates also differed between the two groups, but this was again insignificant. Conclusion. Compared with the use of a silicone tube alone, the addition of an ostial stent did not significantly increase the success rate of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessDacryocystorhinostomyEndoscopyLacrimal Duct ObstructionIntubationStentsArticle1328Q3Q271872329998809WOS:000443722900010