A Case of Bilateral Congenital Dacryocystoceles with Nasolacrimal Duct Cysts.

Oh, Young Ki; Lee, Dong Soo; Kim, Sook Young; Ye, Mi Kyung

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2002;43(4):781-785.
Published online April 1, 2002.

A Case of Bilateral Congenital Dacryocystoceles with Nasolacrimal Duct Cysts.

Young Ki Oh, Dong Soo Lee, Sook Young Kim, Mi Kyung Ye

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea. kimsy@cuth.cataegu.ac.kr
²Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea.

양측 선천성 누낭류에 동반된 비루관 낭종 1례

오영기 ( Young Ki Oh ) , 이동수 ( Dong Soo Lee ) , 김숙영 ( Sook Young Kim ) , 예미경 ( Mi Kyung Ye )

Abstract

PURPOSE
Congenital dacryocystocele is an uncommon variant of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. We report a case of infected congenital dacryocystoceles with nasolacrimal duct cysts bilaterally. METHODS: A 5-day-old girl had bilateral bluish swellings over the lacrimal sacs. Although she had been treated with systemic antibiotics, antibiotic eyedrops and massage, the swelling was not reduced. A computed tomographic (CT) scan demonstrated distension of both lacrimal sacs and nasolacrimal ducts with soft tissue masses beneath the inferior turbinates bilaterally. RESULTS: After marsupialization of bilateral nasolacrimal duct cysts under nasal endoscopic visualization, the swellings over both lacrimal sacs were rapidly resolved without recurrence 3 months thereafter.

Key Words: Dacryocystocele;Endoscopic marsupialization;Nasolacrimal duct cyst