title: CT scan of cutaneous lacrimal (anlage) fistula.
abstract: We report CT visualization of both a rare congenital lacrimal fistula and a large mucocele of the lacrimal sac on the opposite side of the same patient. CT scan visualization of a patent anlage fistula has not been reported previously. CT scans can demonstrate extensive orbital abnormalities not detectable by routine clinical or radiologic evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Wesley
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed