Intraoperative Mitomycin C in Lacrimal Sac Mucocele

Minia University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lacrimal Mucocele

Treatments: Procedure: Canaliculo- Dacryocystorhinostomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03176355

Minia Hospital

Details and patient eligibility

About

30 patients had lacrimal sac mucocele and dacryocystorhinostomy was done for them with intraoperative mitomycin C was added to decrease postoperative fibrosis and recurrence.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Lacrimal sac mucocele

Exclusion criteria

• Paediatric patients (less than 16 years old).
• Previous lacrimal passage procedure.
• Neoplasms as secondary causes of obstruction.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Chronic dacryocystitis patients

Other group

Treatment:

Procedure: Canaliculo- Dacryocystorhinostomy