Dactryolithiasis -Analysis of 15 Cases

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Authors: P. Komínek ¹; S. Červenka ²; Š. Doškářová ³; D. Heiderová ³; D. Slabík ⁴; P. Hušek ⁴; J. Buryška ⁵
Authors‘ workplace: ORL oddělení Nemocnice, Frýdek Místek, primář MUDr. P. Komínek, Ph. D. 2 Oční ambulance, Otrokovice 3 OHS Karviná -oddělení anorganických analýz -OHS, Karviná, vedoucí RNDr. Š. Doškářová 4 Ústav klinické FN Ostrava-Poruba, primář MUDr. A. Pohlídal 5Odděle ¹
Published in: Čes. a slov. Oftal., , 2002, No. 3, p. 205-211
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Overview

Dacryoliths are found in 15-20%patients subject to dacryocystorhinostomy.Dac-ryoliths are formedbyproteins orcalciumandphosphate salts.Inthedevelopmentor dacryolithiasis participates chronic inflammation of the sac,it is found morefrequently in women where some part is played by the structure of the lacrimalduct,hormonal influence and the use of cosmetic preparations.A typical sign of the disease in the variability of complaints and results of clinicalexaminations.Assessment of the diagnosis before surgery can be facilitated by dacry-ocystography.The method of choice in dacryolithiasis is dacryocystorhinostomy.The authors present their own group of 16 dacryolithis which they observed 10xin women and 5x men.The concrements were examined by the method of infraredspectroscopy and gas chromatography.All were formed by proteins;calcium andphosphate salts were not found In all patients after dacryocystorhinostomy thecomplaints disappeared.

Key words:
dactryolithiasis,etiology,dacryocystography,infrared spectroscopy,gas chromatography,dacryocystorhinostomy

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