Para-aural abscessation following traumatic ear canal separation in a dog |
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Authors: | Connery N A McAllister H Hay C W |
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Affiliation: | Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland. |
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Abstract: | Traumatic ear canal separation is rare in animals, with only eight dogs and one cat reported with the condition in the English language literature. Para-aural abscessation occurred in six of these nine animals. Diagnosis was made on otoscopic observation of a shortened, abruptly ending external ear canal that was free from advanced disease. Radiographs in those cases which have been described showed a disruption of the normal air opacity of the affected ear canal. Drainage, by creating a separate opening for the horizontal ear canal, or total ear canal ablation and lateral bulla osteotomy (TECA/LBO), have led to resolution of the clinical signs. This report adds a further case to the literature in which TECA/LBO was employed successfully. |
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