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Surgical Management of Ossified Ear Canals in the Canine
Author(s) -
ELKINS A. D.,
HEDLUND C. S.,
HOBSON H. P.
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.tb00653.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sequela , ossification , cartilage , anatomy , resection , surgery , fibrous joint , middle ear , endochondral ossification
Mineralization and ossification of the external ear canals may occur as a sequela to chronic otitis externa. These cases can be surgically managed with a lateral ear resection. The ossified cartilage is removed with wire suture scissors and/or rongeurs. The proliferative hyperplastic tissue, which often accompanies this condition, should be removed electrosurgically six to eight weeks following the lateral ear resection. This method has resulted in clinical improvement and control of infection in all of 12 cases.