ENDONASAL DACRYOCYSTOCELE OF THE NEWBORN

The true incidence of endonasal dacryocystocele in the newborn is prob ably underestimated; the number of cases in the last few years has inc reased with better imaging techniques and diagnostic tools. Although i nfrequent, it must be considered in the differential diagnosis of neon atal respiratory distress and nasal obstruction. These children typica lly present an endonasal mass under the inferior turbinate, most often associated with inner canthal swelling. This series of four patients represents one of the the largest to be reported since the first publi cation on the subject by Goralowna in 1979.