title: [Traumatic perforation of the lacrimal gland with external fistula and lacrimal hypersecretion].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We present a case of fistula of the lacrimal gland due to a traumatism in which a permanent and copious secretion flowed. We analyse the surgical procedure which we used.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We do not know the mechanism through which a traumatism with a perforation of the capsula of the gland started a hyperfunction thereof. The injection of a small amount of alcohol into the acini near the rupture of the capsula and the suture there of completely normalised the functioning of the gland and there were no recurrences of the fistula.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Torrecárdenas, Almería, España.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: López Muñoz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nacle Chapero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martín Molina
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez Waisen
mesh_terms: D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013666:Tears / Q000378:metabolism*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*