title: Dacryocystitis secondary to an iatrogenic foreign body in the lacrimal apparatus.
abstract: Dacryocystitis is an infection of the lacrimal sac that is usually caused by obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct. We describe a case of iatrogenic dacryocystitis that occurred secondary to the presence of an impacted piece of a metallic dilator in the lacrimal apparatus. The foreign body was detected on dacryocystography and removed during dacryocystorhinostomy. The patient recovered uneventfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Great Western Hospital, Swindon, Wiltshire SN36BB, UK. mastdoc@aol.com
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Heikki B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Whittet
authors.forename: Salil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: Suchir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maitra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004106:Dilatation / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome