Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회)
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Rhinotomy for Chronic Rhinitis by Nasal Foreign Body in a Dog

비강 내 이물에 의한 만성 비염 치료를 위해 비강절개술 적용 증례

  • Kim, Ji-Hye (Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Jin-Uk (Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Min (Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Seong-Kyu (Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Son, Jin-Na (Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Chang, Dong-Woo (Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Na, Ki-Jeong (Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Choi, Seok-Hwa (Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Gon-Hyung (Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
  • Accepted : 2011.04.04
  • Published : 2011.08.30
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Abstract

5 year-old female Siberian husky which was 27 kg had presented with a recurrent rhinitis with chronic discharge and cough. A nasal foreign material had been suggested by a finding of a bone density ($0.3{\times}0.3$ cm) in the left nasal cavity on X-ray and CT-scanning. Soft tissue opacity in frontal sinus and nasal cavity was increased and foreign material was located beside turbinate bone in the left nasal. We found that there was the increase in the number of eosinophil and mast cell by the nasal cytology test. These results mentioned above indicated that the rhinitis by nasal foreign body was suspicious. We decided that the transfrontal rhinotomy could be the proper procedure to approach the material in this case. After rhinotomy, the foreign body and severe sticky discharge were removed. Drain was placed through the hole and into the frontal sinus and nasal cavity which were flushed two times a day for 7 days. The clinical signs such as cough and nasal discharge were shown to be improved in the every visiting for the re-check. On the $40^{th}$ day after surgery, we could confirm that the most of soft tissue density in the frontal sinus and nasal cavity was decreased by CT-scanning. However, foreign body was not identified by histological examination. For the treatment of chronic rhinitis caused by foreign body, the surgical method such as rhinotomy can be applied, when it is difficult to remove it in the guide of the nasal endoscope.

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