Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with eye tear duct cyst treated with 1% polidocanol and CT scans
By Zimmerman, Kelli L et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2019·University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Use of 1% polidocanol and pre- and post-computed tomography for treatment of a suspected nasolacrimal duct cyst in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male Golden Retriever was brought in for chronic tearing from his right eye, which was caused by a suspected cyst blocking the nasolacrimal duct. After confirming the cyst with imaging, the vet injected a sclerosing agent called 1% polidocanol directly into the cyst. Within two weeks, the dog's tearing had completely stopped, and follow-up imaging eight months later showed that the cyst was gone. This treatment effectively resolved the issue without the need for surgery.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the efficacy of the sclerosing agent 1% polidocanol in the treatment of a suspected nasolacrimal duct cyst in a dog. ANIMAL STUDIED: A 5-year-old castrated male Golden Retriever with chronic epiphora of the right eye. PROCEDURES: Ocular examination revealed epiphora and a negative Jones test of the right eye and was otherwise normal. Computed tomography with dacryocystography confirmed a cystic structure in the right ventral orbit that extended into the caudal nasal cavity adjacent to the orbit, causing partial physical obstruction of the right nasolacrimal duct. Cytologic analysis of fluid from the lesion was supportive of a diagnosis of a cyst. One percent polidocanol (compounded, People's Custom Rx, Memphis, TN) was injected into the cyst. RESULTS: Epiphora was resolved by two weeks post-injection. Repeated computed tomography with dacryocystography was performed 8 months post-injection, revealing complete resolution of the cyst and demonstrating mild enophthalmos of the right globe. CONCLUSIONS: Intralesional 1% polidocanol therapy was successful in resolving a suspected nasolacrimal duct cyst in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30716202/