Aim of study is to investigate whether the use of silicone tubes in endonasal DCR surgery increases the success rate and / or complication rate compared to surgery without tubes.
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The primary end point will be functional success, determined by patient-reported symptoms. This will be assessed a minimum of six months post-operatively. In patients with tubes these will be removed at 3 months post-operatively.
Timeframe: 6 months