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Excision of Tumors in the Nasal Vestibule of Two Dogs
Author(s) -
HOLT DAVID,
PRYMAK CAROLINE,
EVANS SYDNEY
Publication year - 1990
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.1990.tb01225.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nostril , nasal vestibule , vestibule , nose , surgery , respiratory distress , surgical excision , airway , anesthesia , radiology , vestibular system
Two dogs with tumors in the left nasal vestibule were treated by surgical excision of the affected part of the nose. Radiation and chemopotentiation were used in one dog, which remained tumor‐free after 12 months. When recovering from anesthesia, the second dog developed respiratory distress associated with upper airway obstruction and failure to mouth breathe. The dog was successfully treated by temporary tracheostomy and remained tumor‐free after 3 months. Surgery preserved the function of the right nostril and gave an acceptable cosmetic result in both cases.