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We evaluated clinical factors associated with surgical success. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent endoscopic DCR for this indication (2012\u20132022). Allergic rhinitis, obstruction level and type, canalicular intubation stent (CIS) insertion, and adjunctive procedures were analyzed against surgical success, epiphora scores, and SNOT-22 change using multivariate logistic regression. Results: Among 300 eyes (259 patients), the success rate was 82.0%. Epiphora scores improved from 7.6 \u00b1 1.3 to 4.0 \u00b1 2.3 and SNOT-22 from 17.3 \u00b1 19.1 to 11.1 \u00b1 14.2 (both p &lt; 0.001). Sac-level and duct\u2013sac junction obstructions had higher success than canalicular obstruction, and allergic rhinitis was associated with less epiphora improvement. CIS insertion was associated with lower success; however, this was confined to functional (42.0% vs. 92.0%) and canalicular-level (53.3% vs. 77.6%) obstruction\u2014where CIS was selectively used\u2014and absent in drainage-level obstruction (85.3% vs. 85.7%), indicating confounding by indication. Conclusions: Endoscopic DCR yields favorable outcomes with significant epiphora and quality-of-life improvement. Obstruction level, allergic rhinitis, and CIS insertion were associated with surgical outcomes; the CIS association, however, likely reflects confounding by indication rather than a direct adverse effect, as CIS was selectively used in functional and canalicular-level obstruction.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15166212","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,11]],"date-time":"2026-08-11T09:11:16Z","timestamp":1786439476000},"page":"6212","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clinical Factors Affecting the Surgical Outcomes of Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-2695-2769","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Min Seok","family":"Kim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dankook University College of Medicine, 201 Manghyang-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6015-7048","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hahn Jin","family":"Jung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5163-536X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Soo Kyoung","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35015, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-9313-897X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Seung Hyuk","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5083-8720","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shin Hyuk","family":"Yoo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dankook University College of Medicine, 201 Manghyang-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1331-364X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ji-Hun","family":"Mo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dankook University College of Medicine, 201 Manghyang-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"351","DOI":"10.14639\/0392-100X-N2916","article-title":"A critical update on endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy","volume":"44","author":"Locatello","year":"2024","journal-title":"Acta Otorhinolaryngol. 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