Mustafa DURMUŞ, Yavuz BARDAK, Yusuf ÖZERTÜRK

RECURRENT CANALICULAR GRANULOMA ASSOCIATED WITH SILICONE STENT AND ITS MANAGEMENT

ISSN: 1019-1941
Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 3 Sayı
Başlangıç: 1988
Yayıncı: Marmara Üniversitesi

We are introducing a case with 3 times recurrence ofgranuloma formation in lower punctum. In the 3threcurrence, we removed the tube and appliedmitomycin C following excision. Granuloma was cured,epiphora disappeared for 15 months.Key Words: Canalicular granuloma, Silicone stent

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