ABSTRACT
Objective To compare the effect of lacrimal ducts retrograde intubation and dacryocystorhinosto-my in treating chronic dacryocystitis.Methods 104 patients with chronic dacryocystitis were selected and divided into observation group and control group by lottery.There were 64 cases in observation group and 40 cases in control group.Lacrimal ducts retrograde intubation was given in observation group,while dacryocystorhinostomy was given in control group.Same postoperative care was given in both two groups.The surgery related conditions and effect of treat-ment were compared.Results There were 63 effective cases in the observation group in 3 months after operation,the effective rate was 98.44%,40 effective cases in the control group,the effective rate was 100.00%,and there was no significant difference between the two groups (χ2 =0.185,P >0.05).There were 62 effective cases in the observation group in 6 months after operation,the effective rate was 96.88%,40 effective cases in the control group,the effective rate was 100.00%,and there was no significant difference between the two groups (χ2 =0.306,P >0.05).There were 59 effective cases in the observation group in 12 months after operation,the effective rate was 92.19%,38 effective cases in the control group,the effective rate 95.00%,and there was no significant difference between the two groups (χ2 =0.227,P >0.05).The mean operation time in the observation group was (10.8 ±2.7)min,while (0.1 ± 9.6)min in the control group,the mean operation time in the observation group was shorter than that in the control group(t =18.074,P <0.05).The mean hospitalization in the observation group was (2.5 ±0.3)days,while (6.3 ± 1.4)days in the control group,the mean hospitalization in the observation group was shorter than that in the control group(t =3.171,P <0.05).The mean hospital expenses in the observation group was (1467.1 ±26.7)yuan,while (1971.6 ±59.1)yuan in the control group,the mean hospital expenses in the observation group was less than that in the control group(t =39.482,P <0.05).Conclusion The recent therapeutic effects of lacrimal ducts retrograde intubation and dacryocystorhinostomy in treating chronic dacryocystitis were same,and it was safer,lower operative difficult,less treatment expenses to applying lacrimal ducts retrograde intubation.It was worthy of clinical application.