title: Diagnosis of anomalous lacrimal ductule with the aid of salivary gland scintigraphy.
abstract: A 4-year-old boy presented with the complaint of fluid discharge from a 0.5-mm diameter opening at the lateral side of the right outer canthus during crying. The need for general anesthesia for contrast radiography prompted the authors to conducted salivary gland scintigraphy, which demonstrated radioactivity of the collected fluid. Salivary gland scintigraphy can be used as a diagnostic tool in cases with anomalous lacrimal ductule without the use of general anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey. peykan74@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Peykan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Türkçüoğlu
authors.forename: Ersoy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kekili
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Düz
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Taşbent
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m