Unilateral Congenital Lacrimal Fistula with Renal Agenesis and Pelvic Kidney: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Case Rep Ophthalmol Med

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, Clinic of Ophthalmology, 34752 Istanbul, Turkey.

Published: June 2015

A 12-year-old boy presented to the clinic of ophthalmology because of watering and discharge from his left lower eyelid. The inspection examination revealed an orifice that was associated with congenital lacrimal fistula (CLF). He underwent a complete ophthalmologic and systemic evaluation to explore possible associated findings. Systemic evaluation revealed multiple renal anomalies: right renal agenesis and left ectopic pelvic kidney. This case is unique because this is the first reported case of CLF accompanied with ectopic pelvic kidney in the literature.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4450814PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/368950DOI Listing

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