Bilateral dacryocystoceles in a pregnant woman

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 May-Jun;30(3):e59-61. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31829bb45c.

Abstract

The authors describe, for the first time, bilateral, sequential large dacryocystoceles during pregnancy and review the literature for this presentation. A 26-year-old, 15-week pregnant woman presented with OD epiphora, diplopia, and pain in the setting of an inferomedial orbital mass. Surgical exploration and histopathology were consistent with a dacryocystocele, and a dacryocystorhinostomy was curative. She returned at 34-week gestation, with an identical presentation on the left side. Review of the literature reveals that dacryocystoceles occasionally present in adults; however, bilateral involvement may be unusual. Bilateral dacryocystoceles have not been previously reported in a pregnant woman.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Diplopia / diagnosis
  • Eye Pain / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / diagnosis
  • Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
  • Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / etiology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications*
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Visual Acuity