Foreign body in the lacrimal sac – a case report

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Published: Dec 31, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.OT.311218.05
Keywords:
lacrimal sac foreign body, dacryostenosis, chronic docryocystitis, recurrent docryocystutis, epiphora

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Anna Wolnik
Oddział Okulistyki z Pododdziałem Okulistyki Dziecięcej, Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Stefana Żeromskiego w Krakowie
Małgorzata Woś
Oddział Okulistyki z Pododdziałem Okulistyki Dziecięcej, Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Stefana Żeromskiego w Krakowie
Jan Woś
Oddział Otolaryngologii z Pododdziałem Otolaryngologii Dziecięcej, Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Stefana Żeromskiego w Krakowi

Abstract

A 78-year-old woman was admitted to the ophthalmology department for removal of a soft, painless raised lesion in the region of her left lacrimal sac. The lesion had been observed for several months. MRI images showed a cyst connected to the lacrimal sac. The patient's medical history revealed she had suffered from excessive tearing for 3 years and recurrent dacryocystitis. During the procedure of cyst removal, after tissue preparation the lesion appeared as an inflamed lacrimal sac with the old stenting material inside.

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Wolnik A, Woś M, Woś J. Foreign body in the lacrimal sac – a case report. Ophthatherapy [Internet]. 2018Dec.31 [cited 2024Nov.22];5(4):241-4. Available from: https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/ophthatherapy/article/view/546
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