Open AccessCongenital dilatation of the nasolacrimal sac (Dacryocystocele): Case report
Author(s) -
Sakiyeva Kanshaiym,
M Eldin,
Ibrahim A. Abdelazim,
Mohamed E S Hamed,
Tatyana Starchenko
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_17_19
Subject(s) - medicine , in utero , lacrimal sac , surgery , lesion , orbit (dynamics) , fetus , pregnancy , pediatrics , genetics , engineering , biology , aerospace engineering
Congenital dacryocystoceles are usually diagnosed in the third trimester by parental ultrasound as a cystic lesion adjacent to the medial and inferior aspects of the fetal orbit. A considerable number of dacryocystocele are bilateral and resolve spontaneously in utero and/or immediately after delivery. Persistent dacryocystoceles need ophthalmological consultation to avoid the possible potential complications. This case report represents a case of congenital dacryocystocele diagnosed by antenatal 2D and 3D ultrasounds, which disappeared spontaneously 2 days after birth. To highlight that, the diagnosis of congenital dacryocystoceles is important to avoid additional postnatal diagnostic techniques and to manage the potential postnatal complications.