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Descriptor
English
:
Lacrimal Duct Obstruction
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Obstrucción del Conducto Lagrimal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Obstrução dos Ductos Lacrimais
Tree Number:
C11.496.456
Definition
English
:
Interference with the secretion of tears by the lacrimal glands. Obstruction of the LACRIMAL SAC or
NASOLACRIMAL DUCT
causing acute or chronic
inflammation
of the lacrimal sac (
DACRYOCYSTITIS
). It is caused also in infants by failure of the
nasolacrimal duct
to open into the inferior meatus and occurs about the third week of life. In adults occlusion may occur spontaneously or after injury or nasal
disease
. (Newell,
Ophthalmology
: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p250)
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Lacrimal Duct Obstruction
/
surgery
use
Dacryocystorhinostomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
7944
Unique Identifier:
D007767
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