Vol 32 No 1 Brief Reports PDF

Endoscopy-assisted balloon dacryocystoplasty in the treatment of congenital nasolacrimal-duct obstruction

Raoul D. Henson, MD, Ruben D. Henson III, MD

Objective
To report two cases of balloon dacryocystoplasty (DCP).

Method
This is a case series.

Results
A five-year-old boy with congenital nasolacrimal-duct obstruction (CNLDO) in the right eye underwent primary DCP. A six-year-old boy with bilateral CNLDO with previous nasolacrimal-duct probing had bilateral secondary balloon DCP. Both patients were symptom-free even at follow-up of 14 months.

Conclusion
Balloon dacryocystoplasty is a good and safe alternative in the treatment of CNLDO.