Morphological features of the mucosa of the nasal cavity and lacrimal sac in lacrimal passage obstruction

: A comprehensive morphological study of the mucosa of the nasal cavity and lacrimal sac was conducted, by using 160 biopsy specimens taken from 44 patients at endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy. In all cases, different areas of the nasal cavity exhibited abnormal changes that were generalized and appeared as inflammatory, dystrophic, and sclerotic processes.