title: Bloody tears and recurrent nasolacrimal duct obstruction due to a retained silicone stent.
abstract: A 6-year-old girl with a history of bilateral nasolacrimal duct obstruction presented with recurrent tearing, discharge, and bloody tears from the right eye. The patient had a history of multiple prior probing and stenting procedures on the right nasolacrimal system. Endoscopic dacryocystorhinotomy revealed a retained portion of a prior stent and accompanying pyogenic granuloma, removal of which resolved her symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
authors.forename: Pavlina S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa, Iowa City. Electronic address: richard-allen@uiowa.edu.
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D012828:Silicones; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013666:Tears
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones