{"title":"Lacrimal sac dacryolith treated with endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy: A case report and literature review","authors":"Pankaj Goyal, Chandrani Chatterjee","doi":"10.32677/yjm.v3i1.4402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32677/yjm.v3i1.4402","url":null,"abstract":"Dacryolith is a concretion within the nasolacrimal systemthat may calcify and cause further obstruction of the nasolacrimal pathway. It may cause intermittent epiphora without inflammation or recurrent dacryocystitis and is often diagnosed during dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). We report the case of a lacrimal sac dacryolith in a 37-year-old man who was referred to our hospital from the eye clinic with complaints of epiphora that were not relieved by medication. He had no history of epiphora. During endoscopic DCR, the presence of dacryolith in the lacrimal sac was detected and completely removed while the pus was drained. The patient was discharged on the second postoperative day with systemic and topical antibiotics. During routine follow-up, the patient was in good condition and had no complaints. We aim to raise awareness among clinicians of this unusual cause of nasolacrimal duct obstruction, which can be successfully managed with endoscopic DCR rather than an open external approach.","PeriodicalId":509006,"journal":{"name":"Yemen Journal of Medicine","volume":"8 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141009616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Percutaneous cholecystostomy in acute cholecystitis – Narrative review article","authors":"Kumar Hari Rajah","doi":"10.32677/yjm.v3i1.4406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32677/yjm.v3i1.4406","url":null,"abstract":"Percutaneous cholecystostomy is often performed to treat high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis who are not suitable for cholecystectomy. It is performed by the interventional radiologist and can be performed through the transhepatic or transperitoneal route (direct gallbladder puncture, without passing through the liver). Percutaneous cholecystostomy is used as a bridging procedure to stabilize high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis. We prepared this narrative review article to describe the indications for performing this procedure and the consequences of its performance and to compare it with emergency cholecystectomy.","PeriodicalId":509006,"journal":{"name":"Yemen Journal of Medicine","volume":"53 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141009917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}