{"title":"Canalicular Cyst After Punctal Plug Insertion.","authors":"Dong Jun Lee, Jung Hyo Ahn","doi":"10.1097/SCS.0000000000010595","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study describes the case of a patient with a canalicular cyst after punctal plug insertion. A 73-year-old male patient presented with a cystic mass on the right lower eyelid. He had undergone bilateral punctal occlusion with an absorbable punctal plug for dry eye syndrome 8 years ago. The lesion was palpable on the medial side of the right lower eyelid, accompanied by ectropion but without any inflammatory signs. Incision and drainage were performed, and a reduction in the size of the cystic mass was observed. Dacryocystography revealed cystic dilation of the right lower canaliculus, and a lacrimal probing test revealed right lower canalicular obstruction, leading to the diagnosis of a canalicular cyst. If a patient who has undergone punctal occlusion with punctal plugs presents with a mass in the medial canthus, a canalicular cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":1,"journal":{"name":"Accounts of Chemical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Accounts of Chemical Research","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000010595","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/8/28 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This study describes the case of a patient with a canalicular cyst after punctal plug insertion. A 73-year-old male patient presented with a cystic mass on the right lower eyelid. He had undergone bilateral punctal occlusion with an absorbable punctal plug for dry eye syndrome 8 years ago. The lesion was palpable on the medial side of the right lower eyelid, accompanied by ectropion but without any inflammatory signs. Incision and drainage were performed, and a reduction in the size of the cystic mass was observed. Dacryocystography revealed cystic dilation of the right lower canaliculus, and a lacrimal probing test revealed right lower canalicular obstruction, leading to the diagnosis of a canalicular cyst. If a patient who has undergone punctal occlusion with punctal plugs presents with a mass in the medial canthus, a canalicular cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
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