Paranasal Sinus Mucocele as a Late Complication of Dacryocystorhinostomy

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S23-S24. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000538.

Abstract

A 50-year-old female presented with a slowly enlarging painless mass of the right medial canthus. The past surgical history is significant for external dacryocystorhinostomy for acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction 10 years prior and subsequent endoscopic and external revisions. Imaging revealed a large fronto-ethmoidal sinus mucocele extending into the right medial orbit. On surgical exploration, the right middle turbinate was found to have lateralized, obstructing sinus outflow. The mucocele was evacuated and ethmoidectomy and middle turbinectomy were performed. The patient did well postoperatively without recurrence at 6 months of follow-up. Sinus mucocele formation is a rare, late complication of lacrimal surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dacryocystorhinostomy / adverse effects*
  • Ethmoid Sinus*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Mucocele / diagnosis
  • Mucocele / etiology*
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / diagnosis
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / etiology*
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Time Factors