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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

Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction: clinical guideline.
Sasaki T, Matsumura N, Miyazaki C, Kamao T, Yokoi N, Fujimoto M, Hayami M, Iwasaki A, Mimura M, Murata A, Nakayama T, Shinomiya K, Tanaka H, Ueta Y; Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction: Clinical Guideline Preparation Team; Committee for Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Clinical Guideline
Jpn J Ophthalmol 2024 Jul;68(4):367-388. Epub 2024 Aug 16 doi: 10.1007/s10384-024-01064-4. PMID: 39150609
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

Lacrimal Obstruction in Craniosynostosis: Anatomical and Genetic Risk Factors.
Landau-Prat D, Taylor JA, Kalmar CL, Yu Y, Ying GS, Bartlett S, Swanson J, Revere K, Binenbaum G, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2024 Sep-Oct 01;40(5):507-515. Epub 2024 May 9 doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002631. PMID: 38722781

Diagnosis

Lacrimal Obstruction in Craniosynostosis: Anatomical and Genetic Risk Factors.
Landau-Prat D, Taylor JA, Kalmar CL, Yu Y, Ying GS, Bartlett S, Swanson J, Revere K, Binenbaum G, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2024 Sep-Oct 01;40(5):507-515. Epub 2024 May 9 doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002631. PMID: 38722781

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
The treatment of congenital dacryocystocele.
Becker BB
Am J Ophthalmol 2006 Nov;142(5):835-8. Epub 2006 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.05.043. PMID: 16989760
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

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
Management of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
Takahashi Y, Kakizaki H, Chan WO, Selva D
Acta Ophthalmol 2010 Aug;88(5):506-13. Epub 2009 Jul 21 doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01592.x. PMID: 19681790
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

Assessing the success rate of treatment in simple and complex congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Eshraghi B, Babaei L, Moradi M, Chaibakhsh S, Aghajani A
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2024 Jul;262(7):1993-2004. Epub 2023 Dec 7 doi: 10.1007/s00417-023-06318-4. PMID: 38059998
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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