BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A dacryocystocele forms when tears accumulate within the lacrimal sac as a result of an obstruction more distally in the lacrimal drainage apparatus, which may occur as a complication of sinonasal surgery. The purpose of this study was to define the imaging characteristics of a postoperative dacryocystocele occurring after surgery for sinonasal cancer and to review the an...

PURPOSE To assess efficacy of the conservative management of patients with congenital dacryocystocele. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective case series involving six sides of five infants with a dacryocystocele treated at Osaka Kaisei Hospital, Osaka, Japan. The conservative management protocol consisted of the application of warm compresses and massage over the mass, with the addit...

PURPOSE Congenital dacryocystocele is a rare anomaly in the newborn child. The swelling of lachrymal sac is observed by birth and it is associated with obstruction of lachrymal system either above or below lachrymal sac. METHODS Diagnosis was made by clinical observation. Some ancillary examinations, such as ultrasonography, tomography, and rhinoscopy, were useful. RESULTS The authors descr...

Five children were diagnosed with congenital dacryocystocele; in all cases, the cystic lesion was unilateral; age ranged from 7 to 60 days (mean 29 days). The mean ultrasonography diameter of the cyst, at the time of the diagnosis, was 11.51 mm. Topical and systemic antibiotics and massage were prescribed. One patient had no recurrence of the dacryocystocele but 4 showed no improvement with med...

A 42-years-old male presented with left medial canthal swelling, accompanied with only mild epiphora. There was no history of dacryocystitis, mid-facial trauma, surgery, or bloody tears. On examination, there was an immobile, subcutaneous, non-inflammatory mass below the medial canthal tendon. Lacrimal irrigation showed blockade at the nasolacrimal duct. A computerized axial tomography (CAT) sc...