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Acute dacryocystitis with giant lacrimal abscess: a case report.

Maria Elisa Di CiccoElisabetta Maria BellinoAndrea MarabottiLaura LutiDiego G PeroniGiampiero I Baroncelli
Published in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2020)
Pediatric acute dacryocystitis is a potentially serious condition, which must be treated with intravenous antibiotic therapy followed by surgery tailored to the clinical history. Even if probing and dacryocystorhinostomy are the most used surgery in adults and children, open dacryocystectomy is a safe and successful option, mainly in severe cases where imaging studies are not available.
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