Surgical treatment of a congenital dacryocystocele by means of microdebrider marsupialization in a newborn

Domenico di Furia; Lorenzo Pignataro; Michele Gaffuri; Silvia Gabriella Osnaghi; Ludovica Battilocchi; Giovanna Cantarella

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4886

Surgical treatment of a congenital dacryocystocele by means of microdebrider marsupialization in a newborn

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Dec 23;9(12):e04886. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4886. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Authors

Domenico di Furia^{1

2}, Lorenzo Pignataro^{1

2}, Michele Gaffuri^{1

2}, Silvia Gabriella Osnaghi³, Ludovica Battilocchi^{1

2}, Giovanna Cantarella^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Milan Italy.
² Università degli Studi di Milano Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health Milan Italy.
³ Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Department of Ophthalmology Milan Italy.

Abstract

Congenital dacryocystocele is a rare clinical condition, more commonly unilateral, secondary to the defective canalization of the nasolacrimal duct. In case of failure of conservative treatment, surgical marsupialization is recommended. We describe the case of a 40-day-old male newborn treated by means of microdebrider marsupialization.

Keywords: ear; nose and throat; ophthalmology; paediatrics and adolescent medicine.