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Bilateral lacrimal sac mucocele with punctal and canalicular atresia

Congenital absence of lacrimal puncta may be an isolated finding or associated with other developmental abnormality. Nasolacrirnal ducts can be absent thus predisposing to the formation of a congenital lacrimal mucocele. Punctal and canalicular agenesis is very rare. Four percent of new patients att...

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Main Authors: Ong, C.A., Prepageran, Narayanan, Sharad, G., Luna, D.
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2005
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/24541/1/Bilateral_Lacrimal_Sac_Mucocele.pdf
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spelling my.um.eprints.245412020-07-20T03:38:52Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24541/ Bilateral lacrimal sac mucocele with punctal and canalicular atresia Ong, C.A. Prepageran, Narayanan Sharad, G. Luna, D. R Medicine Congenital absence of lacrimal puncta may be an isolated finding or associated with other developmental abnormality. Nasolacrirnal ducts can be absent thus predisposing to the formation of a congenital lacrimal mucocele. Punctal and canalicular agenesis is very rare. Four percent of new patients attending the lacrimal clinic at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK. from 1981 to 1990 inclusive were diagnosed to have this condition. We describe a case of bilateral congenital absence of lacrimal puncta with lacrimal mucocele. Combined surgery was carried out by Ophthalmologist and Otolaryngologist with successful results. Malaysian Medical Association 2005 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.um.edu.my/24541/1/Bilateral_Lacrimal_Sac_Mucocele.pdf Ong, C.A. and Prepageran, Narayanan and Sharad, G. and Luna, D. (2005) Bilateral lacrimal sac mucocele with punctal and canalicular atresia. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 60 (5). pp. 660-662. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2005/v60n5/Bilateral_Lacrimal_Sac_Mucocele.pdf
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Ong, C.A.
Prepageran, Narayanan
Sharad, G.
Luna, D.
Bilateral lacrimal sac mucocele with punctal and canalicular atresia
description Congenital absence of lacrimal puncta may be an isolated finding or associated with other developmental abnormality. Nasolacrirnal ducts can be absent thus predisposing to the formation of a congenital lacrimal mucocele. Punctal and canalicular agenesis is very rare. Four percent of new patients attending the lacrimal clinic at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK. from 1981 to 1990 inclusive were diagnosed to have this condition. We describe a case of bilateral congenital absence of lacrimal puncta with lacrimal mucocele. Combined surgery was carried out by Ophthalmologist and Otolaryngologist with successful results.
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author Ong, C.A.
Prepageran, Narayanan
Sharad, G.
Luna, D.
author_facet Ong, C.A.
Prepageran, Narayanan
Sharad, G.
Luna, D.
author_sort Ong, C.A.
title Bilateral lacrimal sac mucocele with punctal and canalicular atresia
title_short Bilateral lacrimal sac mucocele with punctal and canalicular atresia
title_full Bilateral lacrimal sac mucocele with punctal and canalicular atresia
title_fullStr Bilateral lacrimal sac mucocele with punctal and canalicular atresia
title_full_unstemmed Bilateral lacrimal sac mucocele with punctal and canalicular atresia
title_sort bilateral lacrimal sac mucocele with punctal and canalicular atresia
publisher Malaysian Medical Association
publishDate 2005
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/24541/1/Bilateral_Lacrimal_Sac_Mucocele.pdf
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http://www.e-mjm.org/2005/v60n5/Bilateral_Lacrimal_Sac_Mucocele.pdf
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