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Use of a sclerosing agent (1% polidocanol) to treat an orbital mucocele in a dog
Author(s) -
Stuckey Jane Ashley,
Miller William W.,
Almond Gregory T.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
veterinary ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.594
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1463-5224
pISSN - 1463-5216
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2011.00936.x
Subject(s) - mucocele , polidocanol , medicine , dermatology , pathology , radiology , sclerotherapy
A case of a salivary gland mucocele in a dog causing nonpainful exopthalmos with dorsolateral deviation of the globe and protrusion of the third eyelid. Diagnosis was made via ultrasound and confirmed with computed tomography. Aspiration of the cystic material along with injection of a sclerosing agent, 1% polidocanol (Aethoxysklerol), was used to destroy the mucocele. Follow‐up monthly examination post injection confirmed resolution of clinical signs to date, namely abnormal globe position, with no complications observed.