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Published on: October 13, 2017
Conjunctivo dacrocysto rhinal fistula
Visweswar Bhattacharya1, Ganji Reddy
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India. visweswar1@rediffmail.com
Abstract:
Conjunctivo dacrocysto rhinal fistula is an abnormal communication between the conjunctival sac and nose through the lacrimal sac. This is a rare and infrequent complication of acute dacrocystitis and only scanty literature is available. Its management requires two layered closure, one for nasal lining and the other for the conjunctiva. We report such a fistula and its management in a young girl.
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