Teknik Pemeriksaan Dacryocystography Dengan Klinis Obstruksi Ductus Nasolacrimal

Abstract

One examination using contrast media that is rarely encountered is the Dacryocystography examination. At one type A hospital in Jakarta only 34 examinations were carried out in 2019, while at another type A hospital this examination was not carried out at all. Dacryocystography examination is a radiological examination of the nasolacrimal system by filling the luminal canal with radiopaque contrast. This examination will not be visible well without using contrast. Based on the experience that the author found during practice at one of the type A hospitals in Jakarta, the Dacryocystography examination with clinical Nasolacrimal Ductus Obstruction only uses 1 (one) projection, namely AP (Anteroposterior). In contrast, according to Ballinger (2011), this examination uses 3 (three) projections—namely PA Caldwell, PA Waters, and Lateral.