Premium
SINUS SURGERY IN THE HORSE
Author(s) -
Wheat J. D.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1973.tb01518.x
Subject(s) - medicine , infundibulum , sinusitis , maxillary sinus , horse , sinus (botany) , dentistry , surgery , anatomy , paleontology , biology , genus , botany
Infection in the maxillary sinus occurs frequently in the horse. It is possible to have primary maxillary sinusitis often caused by Streptococcus equi, however the most common cause of sinus infection is extension of infection from a diseased tooth or as an aftermath to tooth repulsion. The involved tooth can be a split tooth, an open infundibulum caused by a congenital defect, and in older horses, paradontal disease.