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Abnormal lacrimal sac morphology

MedGen UID:
892980
•Concept ID:
C4073273
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of lacrimal sac
 
HPO: HP:3000066

Definition

An abnormality of a lacrimal sac. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Balloon catheter dilation as the primary treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
Gazit I, Pras E, Or L, Hartstein ME
Eur J Ophthalmol 2021 Mar;31(2):334-339. Epub 2019 Dec 30 doi: 10.1177/1120672119895906. PMID: 31888382
Surgical management of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction; one procedure for all versus all procedures for one.
Kashkouli MB, Karimi N, Khademi B
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2019 Sep;30(5):364-371. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000584. PMID: 31219833
Treatment of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction.
Nelson LB
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2016 Sep 1;53(5):270. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20160829-01. PMID: 27637019

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Etiopathogenesis of primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO).
Ali MJ
Prog Retin Eye Res 2023 Sep;96:101193. Epub 2023 Jul 1 doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2023.101193. PMID: 37394093
Congenital inner eyelid folds.
Millett M, Hyasat JG, Lueder GT
Ophthalmic Genet 2023 Aug;44(4):401-402. Epub 2023 Jan 13 doi: 10.1080/13816810.2022.2127151. PMID: 36636984
Co-existing lacrimal drainage anomalies in eyes with congenital Glaucoma.
Senthil S, Ali MJ, Chary R, Mandal AK
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 Sep;32(5):2683-2687. Epub 2022 Jan 12 doi: 10.1177/11206721211073433. PMID: 35018871
Choanal Atresia and Other Neonatal Nasal Anomalies.
Rajan R, Tunkel DE
Clin Perinatol 2018 Dec;45(4):751-767. Epub 2018 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.011. PMID: 30396416
The Arrhinias.
Tessier P, Ciminello FS, Wolfe SA
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2009;43(4):177-96. doi: 10.1080/02844310802517259. PMID: 19401938

Diagnosis

Congenital inner eyelid folds.
Millett M, Hyasat JG, Lueder GT
Ophthalmic Genet 2023 Aug;44(4):401-402. Epub 2023 Jan 13 doi: 10.1080/13816810.2022.2127151. PMID: 36636984
Congenital dacryocystocele.
Pujari A
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Dec 9;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218029. PMID: 27941115Free PMC Article
The lacrimal system.
Örge FH, Boente CS
Pediatr Clin North Am 2014 Jun;61(3):529-39. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2014.03.002. PMID: 24852150
Developmental maxillofacial anomalies.
Baxter DJ, Shroff MM
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2011 Dec;32(6):555-68. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2011.06.004. PMID: 22108218
The Arrhinias.
Tessier P, Ciminello FS, Wolfe SA
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2009;43(4):177-96. doi: 10.1080/02844310802517259. PMID: 19401938

Therapy

Etiopathogenesis of primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO).
Ali MJ
Prog Retin Eye Res 2023 Sep;96:101193. Epub 2023 Jul 1 doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2023.101193. PMID: 37394093
Lacrimal Sac Malignant Melanoma in 15 Japanese Patients: Case Report and Literature Review.
Matsuo T, Tanaka T, Yamasaki O
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep 2019 Jan-Dec;7:2324709619888052. doi: 10.1177/2324709619888052. PMID: 31747798Free PMC Article
Surgical management of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction; one procedure for all versus all procedures for one.
Kashkouli MB, Karimi N, Khademi B
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2019 Sep;30(5):364-371. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000584. PMID: 31219833
Intralacrimal migration of Masterka(®) stents.
Fayet B, Racy E, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA, Ruban JM, Brémond-Gignac D
J Fr Ophtalmol 2018 Mar;41(3):206-211. Epub 2018 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2017.11.009. PMID: 29576330
Gadolinium magnetic resonance imaging dacryocystography.
Goldberg RA, Heinz GW, Chiu L
Am J Ophthalmol 1993 Jun 15;115(6):738-41. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)73640-2. PMID: 8506908

Prognosis

Surgical management of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction; one procedure for all versus all procedures for one.
Kashkouli MB, Karimi N, Khademi B
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2019 Sep;30(5):364-371. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000584. PMID: 31219833
Nasal and Lacrimal Sac Histopathology in Patients With Systemic Sarcoidosis Undergoing External Lacrimal Drainage Surgery.
Stewart CM, Luthert PJ, Rose GE
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2019 May/Jun;35(3):247-250. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001217. PMID: 30234834
Choanal Atresia and Other Neonatal Nasal Anomalies.
Rajan R, Tunkel DE
Clin Perinatol 2018 Dec;45(4):751-767. Epub 2018 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.011. PMID: 30396416
The Arrhinias.
Tessier P, Ciminello FS, Wolfe SA
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2009;43(4):177-96. doi: 10.1080/02844310802517259. PMID: 19401938
Paediatric dacryocystorhinostomy.
Hakin KN, Sullivan TJ, Sharma A, Welham RA
Aust N Z J Ophthalmol 1994 Nov;22(4):231-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1994.tb00789.x. PMID: 7727099

Clinical prediction guides

Efficacy of Lacrimal Sac Massage in Management of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction in Infants: An Observational Study of 853 Cases from a Single Institute of Eastern Asia.
Nanda D, Sarkar M
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol 2022 Oct-Dec;29(4):216-219. Epub 2023 Nov 21 doi: 10.4103/meajo.meajo_122_23. PMID: 38162564Free PMC Article
Surgical management of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction; one procedure for all versus all procedures for one.
Kashkouli MB, Karimi N, Khademi B
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2019 Sep;30(5):364-371. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000584. PMID: 31219833
Double lacrimal puncta: clinical presentation and potential mechanisms of epiphora.
Satchi K, McNab AA
Ophthalmology 2010 Jan;117(1):180-183.e2. Epub 2009 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.06.054. PMID: 19875171
Lacrimal outflow dysgenesis.
Yuen SJ, Oley C, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmology 2004 Sep;111(9):1782-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.02.011. PMID: 15350337
Computed tomography of the lacrimal drainage system: retrospective study of 107 cases of dacryostenosis.
Francis IC, Kappagoda MB, Cole IE, Bank L, Dunn GD
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 1999 May;15(3):217-26. doi: 10.1097/00002341-199905000-00013. PMID: 10355842

Recent systematic reviews

Nasolacrimal Duct Probing for Young Children With Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstructions in China: A 10-Year Systematic Review.
Xiang Q, Gao X, Chen X, Qi J, Fang J
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2019 Nov 1;56(6):365-372. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20190923-04. PMID: 31743404

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