Unilateral naso‐orbital meningocele and bilateral congenital fistulae of the lacrimal passages

Abstract

Orbital meningocele is the protrusion of a sac containing cerebrospinal fluid into the orbit, through a defect called cranium bifidum. Although the occipital and frontal basis of the cranial cavity constitute the two most frequent localizations, this pathology may rarely be located in the naso-orbital region. Other developmental anomalies of the eyes may accompany the anomalies of the bony orbit. The case described in the present paper had a right naso-orbital meningocele associated with bilateral fistulae of the lacrimal passages which represents a very rare condition.