title: Spontaneous passage of a dacryolith.
abstract: A patient had four episodes of recurrent dacryolith over 14 years. Each attack of acutely painful dacryocystitis was terminated by spontaneous passage of the dacryolith. Biochemical and dacryocystographic evidence help to explain the pathogenesis of the condition.
authors.affiliation: Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Kaye-Wilson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002137:Calculi / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000473:pathology; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000209:etiology