An Unusual Case: Nasolacrimal Stent Penetrating the Oral Cavity

Lacrimal bypass tubes create a fistula from the conjunctiva to the lacrimal sac or the nasal cavity. Fluoroscopic nonoperative placement of a plastic stent has shown successful results in the treatment of epiphora. Polyurethane lacrimal stents have been reported as a safe, easy, non-surgical treatme...

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Published in:Indian journal of otolaryngology, and head, and neck surgery and head, and neck surgery, 2024-04, Vol.76 (2), p.2121-2123
Main Authors: Dikici, Oğuzhan, Dikici, Gülçin Kazaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case reports
Clinical Report
Endoscopy
Foreign bodies
Head and Neck Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Otorhinolaryngology
Sinuses
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Summary:Lacrimal bypass tubes create a fistula from the conjunctiva to the lacrimal sac or the nasal cavity. Fluoroscopic nonoperative placement of a plastic stent has shown successful results in the treatment of epiphora. Polyurethane lacrimal stents have been reported as a safe, easy, non-surgical treatment in the treatment of distal lacrimal obstruction. Recurrence due to stent occlusion of the granulation tissue is common. Stent displacement is very rare. We presented the first case of the stent protruded into the mouth in the literature.
ISSN:2231-3796
0973-7707
DOI:10.1007/s12070-023-04441-6