Adult Dacryocystocele Among Patients With Epiphora

Adult Encysted Dacryocystocele: Prevalence Among Patients With Epiphora and Its Management

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04240938

Enrollment

Registered

2020-01-27

Start date

2017-03-01

Completion date

2019-12-30

Last updated

2020-01-27

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Conditions

Lacrimal Passage Obstruction

Brief summary

Patients with lacrimal dacryocystocele were chosen for the study. Dacryocystorhinostomy were done for them after their evaluation.

Detailed description

Evaluation for lacrimal passage in the included patients using syringing, probing and dye disappearance test. Dacryocystorhinostomy were done for all patients and followed up for at least 6 months.

Interventions

PROCEDUREDacryocystorhinostomy

Anastomosis between lacrimal sac and nasal cavity

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Adult Dacryocystocele

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

19 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Lacrimal sac mucocele * Acquired type

Exclusion criteria

* No previous lacrimal sac surgery * Suspected lacrimal sac malignancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Patency of the lacrimal passage	2 weeks	Disappearance of the watering of the eye reported by the patients and by fluorescein disappearance test
Disappearance of lacrimal sac swelling	1 month	No evident swelling in the medial side of the eye

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026