Difference between revisions of "Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery Q&A 10"

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Chronic rhinitis.
 
Chronic rhinitis.
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The common misdiagnosis is viral upper respiratory infection. Usually viral infections resolve with time and appropriate supportive care. When symptomatic therapy is discontinued in patients with a nasopharyngeal polyp, the clinical signs recur.
 
The common misdiagnosis is viral upper respiratory infection. Usually viral infections resolve with time and appropriate supportive care. When symptomatic therapy is discontinued in patients with a nasopharyngeal polyp, the clinical signs recur.
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|q3=What diagnostic tests should be performed to determine the extent of the lesion?
 
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However, if there is radiographic evidence of a soft tissue mass in the bulla, exploratory ventral bulla osteotomy is indicated. Surgery for nasopharyngeal polyp may be associated with transient ipsilateral Horner’s syndrome.
 
However, if there is radiographic evidence of a soft tissue mass in the bulla, exploratory ventral bulla osteotomy is indicated. Surgery for nasopharyngeal polyp may be associated with transient ipsilateral Horner’s syndrome.
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Revision as of 15:30, 18 October 2011

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A mass in the naso- and oropharyngeal region in a 11-month-old cat is shown.


Question Answer Article
What would be the predominant clinical sign? Link to Article
What is the diagnosis and why is it often misdiagnosed? Link to Article
What diagnostic tests should be performed to determine the extent of the lesion? Link to Article


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