Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Endoscope surgery to treat tear duct cyst in a dog
By Thompson, Jalal et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2025·Veterinary Specialist Services, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Endoscopy-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old female spayed American Staffordshire Terrier was brought in for chronic tearing from her right eye, swelling near the eye, and episodes of reverse sneezing. After imaging tests revealed a fluid-filled cyst blocking the tear duct, veterinarians used a special endoscope to perform a minimally invasive surgery to remove the cyst. The procedure was successful, and follow-up visits showed that the dog had completely recovered with no more symptoms. This technique proved to be an effective way to treat the tear duct blockage without major surgery.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of an endoscope to assist in performing minimally invasive dacryocystorhinostomy in a dog to successfully manage a nasolacrimal duct cyst (dacryocyst). ANIMAL STUDIED: A 4-year-old female spayed American Staffordshire Terrier with chronic epiphora and swelling ventromedial to the nasal canthus of the right eye and reverse sneezing. PROCEDURES: Computed tomography revealed a fluid-filled cystic lesion of the right nasolacrimal duct with extensive nasal extension and secondary obstructive frontal sinusitis. Aspiration of serosanguinous fluid with no growth of microbial organisms and histopathology confirmed the cystic nature of the structure. A 2.7 mm, 30 deg, 11 cm foreward-oblique endoscope with arthroscopic cannula was passed through a mucosal stab incision in the dorsal buccal recess into the cyst to allow for exploration. A separate instrument portal was placed in the center of the cyst through the skin which allowed for transcutaneous dacryocystorhinostomy with a meniscal probe to be performed. No clear communication was evident caudodorsally into the frontal sinus on endoscope examination. A small frontal sinus trephination was performed and lavage flowed easily into the cystic cavity and out of the nostril. RESULTS: Follow-up at 10 days and 17 months postoperatively showed complete resolution of clinical signs with an excellent cosmetic outcome. CONCLUSION: Endoscopy-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy demonstrated an effective minimally invasive technique to treat a functionally obstructive dacryocyst of the right nasolacrimal duct in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38783093/