Publication details
Pyokély slzného kanálku
| Title in English | Nasolacrimal duct pyocele |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Sborník abstrakt X. kongres mladých otolaryngologů |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | ORL, ophthalmology, stomatology |
| Keywords | pyocele; nasolacrimal duct; complication; stenosis |
| Description | The authors present a rare case of pyocele in lacrimal duct, which was initially diagnosed as maxillary sinus mucocele. Differential diagnosis of cele located in nasolacrimal duct and of other cystic masses in paranasal sinuses is very complicated according to clinical symptoms even with CT scan. The method of choice is surgical treatment either from endonasal or external approach. Main goal of surgical treatment is cele exstirpation and permanent drainage to nasal cavity. |