Surgical treatment of paranasal sinusitis in thoroughbred horse

Sun Hee Park, Soo Gil Lee, Gui Cheol Choi, Kye Myung Ahn, Hyung Ho Im, Young Woo Lee, Bok Sun Jung, Tae Mook Park, Seoung Kyoon Choi, Oh Deog Kwon, Gil Jae Cho

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Abstract

A 11-year-old gelding Thoroughbred horse was presented with a history of unilateral nasal discharge of right side. The horse was diagnosed as maxillary sinusitis based on blood examination and radiography. The horse was treated with bone flap of right maxillary sinuses. Abscess of maxillary sinus was drained and irrigated with antibiotic-saline and povidone iodine solution. After surgical procedure, nebulization and medication applied by the result of antibiotic sensitivity test. After treatment for two weeks, the patient was recovered completely.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)473-475
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Veterinary Clinics
Volume24
Issue number3
StatePublished - Sep 2007

Keywords

  • Bone flap
  • Maxillary sinusitis
  • Nebulization
  • Thoroughbred horse

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