[Chronic dacryocystitis cured by probing of the duct].
A seven-year-old case with chronic dacryocystitis resulting from congenital obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct was cured not by a dacryocystorhinostomy but by probing of the duct. Our results show that even in case of planned dacryocystorhinostomy, probing of the duct should be performed at least once.
D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000151:congenital; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography