A Case of Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Caused by a Lacrimal Sac Retention Cyst

Seung Hyuck Yang; Hahn Jin Jung; Young-Seok Choi; Woo Sub Shim

doi:10.18787/jr.2023.00071

A Case of Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Caused by a Lacrimal Sac Retention Cyst

J Rhinol. 2024 Mar;31(1):42-45. doi: 10.18787/jr.2023.00071. Epub 2024 Mar 31.

Authors

Seung Hyuck Yang¹, Hahn Jin Jung¹, Young-Seok Choi¹, Woo Sub Shim¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction may result from chronic infection, lacrimal stones, anatomical variations such as aberrant ethmoid cells, facial fractures, or complications following nasal surgery. In Korea, there has been no reported case of secondary nasolacrimal duct obstruction due to a retention cyst in the lacrimal sac. Recently, the authors encountered a 65-year-old female patient who presented with epiphora, was diagnosed with a lacrimal sac retention cyst, and was successfully treated with endoscopic marsupialization.

Keywords: Endoscopic marsupialization; Lacrimal sac retention cyst; Nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Publication types

Case Reports