Balloon dacryoplasty in the treatment of recurrent dacryocystitis

Abstract

Causes of the recurrence after dacryocystorhinostomy are errors during surgery (small size of the bone window, wrong localization of the dacryostomy (too high or too low); inadequate formation of flaps at the medial wall of the lacrimal sac and at the mucosa of the nasal cavity) or problems occurring in the follow-up period (granulation in ostium area, synechiae between the structures of the nasal cavity near the dacryostomy, canaliculi ostium obliteration). A literature review considers various methods of dacryocystitis recurrence treatment both with external and endonasal approaches. In published studies, promising results were obtained using balloon dacryoplasty in the dacryostomy area after dacryocystitis relapse.