A Case of Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction after Two-Jaw Surgery.

Kang, Wan Seok; Ahn, Min

doi:2013.54.5.794

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 54(5); 2013 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2013;54(5):794-797.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2013.54.5.794 Published online May 15, 2013.

A Case of Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction after Two-Jaw Surgery.

Wan Seok Kang, Min Ahn

Department of Ophthalmology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. ahnmin@jbnu.ac.kr

양악수술 후 발생한 코눈물관막힘 1예

강완석⋅안 민

Department of Ophthalmology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea

Abstract

PURPOSE
To describe a case of nasolacrimal duct obstruction after two-jaw surgery. CASE SUMMARY: A 22-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of epiphora after two-jaw surgery. Orbital CT showed 5 mm of focal soft tissue at the level of the distal nasolacrimal duct. Dacryocystography showed complete obstruction at the nasolacrimal duct level. Thus a nasolacrimal duct obstruction was diagnosed by physical and radiologic examination. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with epiphora who have undergone two-jaw surgery, precise examination and treatment is required in order to exclude nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Key Words: Epiphora;Nasolacrimal duct obstruction;Two-jaw surgery