Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog developed salivary gland swelling after chronic throat stick
By Schulze, Stefanie & Villedieu, Erika·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2024·From Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service Ltd, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Development of Presumptive Sialadenosis Following a Chronic Oropharyngeal Stick Injury in a Dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old female spayed Labrador retriever was brought in for a chronic injury in her throat caused by a wooden stick. After scans and surgery to remove the stick and an affected salivary gland, her symptoms improved but then returned. Further scans suggested she developed sialadenosis (a condition affecting the salivary glands) as a complication from the injury. The vet started her on phenobarbital, and she fully recovered within a few days, with no signs of the problem returning months later.
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Abstract
A 3 yr old female spayed Labrador retriever was referred for the treatment of a chronic oropharyngeal stick injury. After computed tomography scan evaluation, the cervical area was explored surgically and a right-sided cervical abscess that contained a wooden stick was identified adjacent to the vagosympathetic trunk and carotid artery. The ipsilateral mandibular salivary gland was resected concurrently given its abnormal appearance, and histology confirmed inflammation and necrosis of the gland, which was suspected to be due to direct trauma from the foreign body. The clinical signs initially improved but then recurred, and a follow-up computed tomography scan was suggestive of sialadenosis or sialadenitis in the right parotid, zygomatic, and molar salivary glands. A presumptive diagnosis of sialadenosis was made and a course of phenobarbital was initiated. The clinical signs resolved completely within a few days, and there was no recurrence several months after termination of the phenobarbital treatment. This is the first case report of presumptive sialadenosis in a dog as a suspected complication of an oropharyngeal stick injury. Informed consent was obtained from the owner of the dog and the patient was managed according to contemporary standards of care.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38394695/