Endoscopic ultrasonic dacryocystorhinostomy for recurrent dacryocystitis following rhinoplasty.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-2014
Abstract
UNLABELLED: The lacrimal sac is the structure most vulnerable to injury when performing rhinoplastic osteotomies. When performed in a low lateral position or along the frontal process of the frontal-maxillary suture, osteotomies can potentially tear the medial canthal tendon and injure the underlying lacrimal sac, possibly resulting in dacryocystitis. In this case report, the authors discuss a case of dacryocystitis following primary rhinoplasty; this injury was repaired with endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) using a Sonopet ultrasonic bone aspirator (Stryker, Kalamazoo, Michigan) at a single institution. This method achieved nasolacrimal duct patency, and the patient continued to be symptom-free at an 18-month follow-up. This is the first reported case of recurrent dacryocystitis following rhinoplasty as treated by endoscopic DCR.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 5.
Volume
34
Issue
4
First Page
520
Last Page
525
ISSN
1527-330X
Published In/Presented At
Mostovych, N. K., Rabinowitz, M. R., Bilyk, J. R., & Pribitkin, E. A. (2014). Endoscopic ultrasonic dacryocystorhinostomy for recurrent dacryocystitis following rhinoplasty. Aesthetic surgery journal, 34(4), 520–525. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090820X14526615
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
24658062
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article