1. A rare cause of intermittent respiratory distress and epiphora in the newborn: congenital dacryocystocele
- Author
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Can Mehmet Eti, Onur Ismi, Gokhan Icme, Fatma Merve Bozkurt, and Ayca Sari
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Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Nasal endoscopy ,Massage ,Respiratory distress ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Case Report ,Marsupialization ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Dacryocystocele ,Conservative treatment ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Concomitant ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,medicine ,030223 otorhinolaryngology ,business ,Endoscopic treatment - Abstract
Congenital dacryocystocele is a malformation of the nasolacrimal system. Most of the cases can be successfully treated with conservative treatment options such as sac massage. Congenital dacryocystoceles with concomitant intranasal cysts causing respiratory distress in the newborns are rarely published. In this case report we presented a 2-week-old newborn with bilateral congenital dacryocystoceles causing intermittent respiratory distress. We discuss the importance of nasal endoscopic treatment and multidisciplinary approach for these rare malformations in the light of the current literature.
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- 2017