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Repair of a Frontal Sinus Eversion in a Horse
Author(s) -
MARTIN GEORGE S.,
McILWRAITH C. WAYNE
Publication year - 1981
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.1981.tb00650.x
Subject(s) - medicine , frontal sinus , horse , sinus (botany) , anatomy , frontal bone , surgery , skull , botany , paleontology , biology , genus
A large, bony protuberance from the frontal bone of a horse was found radiographically to communicate with the frontal sinus and to be similar in appearance. The mass was removed surgically, and the communicating defect with the sinus was repaired using synthetic mesh. Recovery was uncomplicated.