Dacryocystitis Secondary to Orbital Mesh Implant Impingement: A Rare Etiology

Cureus. 2024 Aug 2;16(8):e66001. doi: 10.7759/cureus.66001. eCollection 2024 Aug.

Abstract

A 22-year-old male patient reported swelling in relation to the right eye and developed recurrent purulent discharge and epiphora following a reconstructive traumatic orbital floor fracture repair two years ago. Radiographic investigation and surgical exploration reveal obstruction of the lacrimal apparatus at the lacrimal sac level due to over-extension/migration of the orbital floor mesh. The migration of the mesh was probably due to the extension of the mesh medially into the paranasal region.

Keywords: dacryocystitis; dacryocystography; dacryocystorhinostomy; nasolacrimal apparatus; orbital mesh.

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  • Case Reports