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Table 4 Comparison between success rates of our study and previous similar studies

From: Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR): a comparative study between powered and non-powered technique

Author

Country

Instrument used

Success rate (%)

Ben Simon, et al. [2]

USA

Kerrison punch

84

Gurler, et al. [3]

 

Drill

88.9

Wormald [6]

Australia

Drill

95.7

Kim, et al. [8]

Korea

Kerrison punch

90.5

Codere, et al. [10]

Canada

Kerrison punch

98

Graz-Cabrerizo, et al. [13]

Spain

Kerrison punch

83

Naraghi, et al. [14]

Iran

Kerrison punch

95

Agarwal [15]

India

Kerrison punch

94 (100 % with Revisions)

Yoshida, et al. [16]

Japan

Drill

93.6

Saratziotis, et al. [17]

Greece

Drill

97.8

Jin, et al. [18]

Korea

Drill

96

Razavi, et al. [20]

Iran

Kerrison punch

96

Current study

Saudi Arabia

Kerrison punch

87.88

Drill

90.91