Canaliculorhinostomy-Indications and Surgical Results.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2017.06.034
Abstract: PURPOSE To report the surgical results of canaliculorhinostomy for patients with distal canalicular obstruction and lacking a structurally functional lacrimal sac who would otherwise require a conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy (CDCR) with Jones tube placement. DESIGN Retrospective observational… read more here.
Keywords: mucosa performed; nasal mucosa; results canaliculorhinostomy; lacrimal sac ... See more keywords
Immunoglobulin G4–related lacrimal sac dacryocystocele: A novel case report
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100789
Abstract: Purpose Immunoglobulin G4-related disease is a systemic fibroinflammatory disease of unknown etiology. Immunoglobulin G4-related ophthalmic disease (IgG4-ROD) can manifest in multiple ways, but lacrimal sac involvement is rare. We present the first case in Chinese… read more here.
Keywords: immunoglobulin related; igg4 rod; lacrimal sac; case ... See more keywords
Relationship of the anterior ethmoid sinus to the lacrimal sac: a computed tomography study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2022.02.002
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To analyze the anatomical relationship between the lacrimal sac and the agger nasi cell on Computed Tomography (CT); to correlate the right and left sides on each scan. METHODS CT scans of adult patients… read more here.
Keywords: relationship; agger nasi; sac; lacrimal sac ... See more keywords
Congenital lacrimal sac diverticulum
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2017.04.007
Abstract: Congenital lacrimal sac diverticulum is an uncommon pathology which may present as infantile epiphora. A female patient, aged 6 months, presented with a swelling over the right lacrimal sac of 2 months duration (Panel A).… read more here.
Keywords: panel; lacrimal sac; sac; sac diverticulum ... See more keywords
Pathologic features and expression of heat shock protein 47 in the nasal mucosa and lacrimal sac: does it influence the surgical outcome of endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy?
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DOI: 10.1038/s41433-018-0115-2
Abstract: PurposeTo correlate the pathologic features and heat shock protein 47 (HSP47) expression in the nasal mucosa and lacrimal sac with the surgical outcomes of endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (EDCR).MethodsSpecimens of the nasal mucosa and lacrimal sac… read more here.
Keywords: pathologic features; nasal mucosa; surgical outcome; lacrimal sac ... See more keywords
Botryomycosis: A surprising revelation in the lacrimal sac
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DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2017.1383481
Abstract: ABSTRACT A middle aged woman presented to us with a localised well defined swelling of 3 months duration. It was located just below the lower eyelid punctum and was constantly discharging whitish granules. We suspected… read more here.
Keywords: botryomycosis; lacrimal sac; histopathology; surprising revelation ... See more keywords
Primary tubercular dacryocystitis – a case report and review of 18 cases from the literature
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DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2018.1513044
Abstract: ABSTRACT Tuberculosis is an airborne communicable disease primarily affecting lungs. Primary tuberculosis of the lacrimal sac is very rare. A 15-year-old girl presented with bilateral epiphora for 8 months. Examination revealed bilateral nasolacrimal duct obstruction.… read more here.
Keywords: primary tubercular; dacryocystitis case; lacrimal sac; sac ... See more keywords
Soluble glycoproteins of the lacrimal sac: role in defense with special reference to prolactin-inducible protein (PIP)
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DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2018.1514640
Abstract: ABSTRACT Purpose: Glycoproteins play an important role in human mucosal defenses and immunity-related cell-to-cell interactions. The aim of the present study is to investigate the presence and patterns of lacrimal sac glycoproteins involved in defense… read more here.
Keywords: protein; defense; reference prolactin; lacrimal sac ... See more keywords
Behavior and outcomes of 70 adult lacrimal sac mucoceles
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DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2020.1767155
Abstract: ABSTRACT Purpose: To study the clinical profile and outcomes in adults with lacrimal sac mucoceles. Methods: A retrospective, interventional study on consecutive adult patients with lacrimal sac mucoceles who underwent dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)/dacryocystectomy surgery. Primary outcome… read more here.
Keywords: outcomes adult; adult lacrimal; sac mucoceles; lacrimal sac ... See more keywords
Letter to the editor: bilateral lacrimal sac squamous cell carcinoma
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DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2021.1893344
Abstract: To the Editor: In 2018, Curragh et al. presented a 58-year-old female who underwent neoadjuvant radiotherapy and nasolacrimal duct excision via prelacrimal approach for a right lacrimal sac squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in-situ. The excision… read more here.
Keywords: cell carcinoma; squamous cell; lacrimal sac; sac squamous ... See more keywords
A rare case of lacrimal sac angioleiomyoma managed with dacryocystectomy and turbinectomy.
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DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2022.2085306
Abstract: We report a rare case of a lacrimal sac angioleiomyoma. A 56-year-old woman complained of pain in the right medial canthal region over a period of 2 years. There were no complaints of epiphora or ocular… read more here.
Keywords: case lacrimal; sac; rare case; lacrimal sac ... See more keywords