An Unusual Case of Dacryocystitis After Dacryocystectomy: Is It Still Possible to Perform a Dacryocystorhinostomy?

Paola Bonavolontà; Simona Barone; Giovanna Norino; Vincenzo Abbate; Antonio Romano; Giorgio Iaconetta; Riccardo Villari; Luigi Califano

doi:10.1007/s12663-023-01940-5

An Unusual Case of Dacryocystitis After Dacryocystectomy: Is It Still Possible to Perform a Dacryocystorhinostomy?

J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2024 Oct;23(5):1212-1215. doi: 10.1007/s12663-023-01940-5. Epub 2023 Jul 20.

Authors

Paola Bonavolontà¹, Simona Barone¹, Giovanna Norino¹, Vincenzo Abbate¹, Antonio Romano¹, Giorgio Iaconetta², Riccardo Villari³, Luigi Califano¹

Affiliations

¹ Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
² Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontoiatrics, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
³ Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Clinic Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.

PMID: 39376775
PMCID: PMC11455758 (available on 2025-10-01)
DOI: 10.1007/s12663-023-01940-5

Abstract

This is a rare case of a patient who developed a relapse of dacryocystitis and maxillary sinusitis although previous dacryocystectomy. We decided to perform an external dacryocystorhinostomy to remove the scar and the residual part of the lacrimal sac combined with endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) to solve the symptoms.

Keywords: Dacryocystectomy; Dacryocystitis; Dacryocystorhinostomy.

Publication types

Case Reports