Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Nasal polyps in dogs causing sneezing and discharge and how they
By Bottero, Enrico et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2021·I Portoni Rossi Veterinary Hospital, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Diagnosis and outcome of nasal polyposis in 23 dogs treated medically or by endoscopic debridement.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of 23 dogs with nasal polyps showed symptoms like sneezing, nasal discharge, and noisy breathing. Many of these dogs had changes visible on X-rays, indicating issues in their nasal cavities. While steroid medication alone didn't help, a procedure called endoscopic debridement, which involves using a laser and forceps to remove the polyps, proved to be much more effective. Most dogs improved significantly after this treatment, leading to better breathing and less discomfort.
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Abstract
This study describes the clinical, diagnostic, and pathological characteristics of canine nasal polyps and how they responded to medical, endoscopic, and surgical treatments. The database of a multi-center veterinary endoscopy group was searched from 2010 to 2018. All dogs with a histological diagnosis of nasal polyposis that were undergoing endoscopic investigation (N = 23), were included. Clinical signs at presentation were sneezing (91%), nasal discharge (83%), stertor (74%), and frontonasal deformation (17%). Skull radiography on 13 dogs had alterations in 77% of cases, including turbinate lysis (6/13), increased radiopacity of one (4/13) or both (6/13) nasal cavities, and lysis of the nasal vomer bone (3/13). Nasal polyposis had a characteristic endoscopic appearance. There were clinical and diagnostic similarities between this cohort of dogs and dogs with nasal neoplasia, although dogs with nasal polyps were often younger and polypoid tissue was external to the nose. Steroid therapy alone was not effective in treating polyposis in dogs; however, endoscopic debulking with a laser and forceps was more effective.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34219783/