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Ritleng Intubation Set: A New System for Lacrimal Pathway Intubation
K. Müllner

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Graz, Austria

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Ophthalmologica 2000;214:237-239 (DOI: 10.1159/000027497)

  Key Words

• Lacrimal laceration
• Congenital and acquired lacrimal stenosis
• Ritleng intubation set
• Silicone tube

  Abstract

Silicone tubing of the lacrimal pathway is used after lacrimal pathway injuries or canalicular stenosis. This procedure is often complicated by the so-called accordeon phenomenon. Far the last 3 years we have used a new system for lacrimal intubation: the Ritleng intubation set. It consists of a silcone tube which is connected to a polypropylene tube and a specially designed stainless probe for lacrimal insertion. Due to the smooth connection of the polypropylene tube and the silicone tube intubation can be performed easily and without the so-called accordeon phenomenon. In case of congenital or acquired lacrimal stenosis probing and silicone intubation can be performed in one step. We used this set in 19 lacrimal lacerations of the lacrimal pathway and in 7 cases of congenital and 12 cases of acquired lacrimal stenosis. With this specially designed lacrimal intubation set lacerated canaliculi can be quickly reapproximated. It allows probing of the lacrimal system and intubation in one procedure. In this report the technique and indications will be described and discussed.

Copyright © 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel

  Author Contacts

K. Müllner, MD
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Graz, Auenbrugerplatz 4
A-8036 Graz (Austria)
Tel. +43 316 385 2394, Fax +43 316 358 3261, E-Mail klaus.muellner@kfunigraz.ac.at

  Article Information

The author has no financial interest in any product mentioned in this article.

Received: Received: October 1, 1999
Accepted after revision: October 14, 1999
Number of Print Pages : 3
Number of Figures : 2, Number of Tables : 0, Number of References : 12