Usefulness of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Neonatal Dacryocystocele

Abstract

Neonatal dacryocystocele is an uncommon process that may evolve into acute dacryocystitis within the first weeks of life. Neonatal acute dacryocystitis must be treated promptly to avoid potential severe infectious complications. High-frequency ultrasound is a noninvasive method of diagnosing dacryocystocele, facilitating early therapeutic intervention.

Bilateral Nasolacrimal Duct Congenital Mucocele in a Newborn

“…The MR scan was not performed because the combination of CT and clinical findings was considered diagnostic of a nasolacrimal duct mucocele. The high frequency ultrasound (US) can be very useful as it is a rapid, reliable, non-invasive examination and allows us to monitor the evolution of the pathology both in terms of size and vascularity for prevent serious infectious complications [14]. Moreover US can be useful to assess the cystic component of the dacryocele but do not provide useful information concerning eventual nasolacrimal drainage system bony or cartilagineous anomalies, and in such a small baby is also not easy to perform [15].…”

Prenatal diagnosis of unilateral dacryocystocele: A rare case report

“…The presence of an enlarged bluish palpable mass covering the lacrimal sac in the newborn is usually sufficient to diagnose dacryocystocele. Sometimes skin USG examination can be used to differentiate dacrocystocele from the other lesions such as infantile hemangioma 10 . In our case, dacrocystocele could not be observed in physical and USG examinations in the newborn.…”