Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Nasal polyps causing sneezing and nosebleeds in five dogs and their
By Holt, D E & Goldschmidt, M H·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2011·Department of Clinical Studies, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Nasal polyps in dogs: five cases (2005 to 2011).
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Plain-English summary
Five dogs were diagnosed with nasal polyps, which caused symptoms like reverse sneezing, nasal discharge, and noisy breathing. To treat these polyps, three dogs underwent surgery to remove them, while one had the tissue removed during a nasal flushing procedure. After treatment, three of the dogs showed no signs of nasal issues, but one dog had a recurrence of the polyps and was successfully treated with radiation therapy. This shows that while surgery can be effective, nasal polyps can come back in some cases.
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Abstract
This series describes five dogs with nasal polyps diagnosed between 2000 and 2011. Clinical signs included reverse sneezing, nasal discharge, epistaxsis, and stertor when breathing. Computerised tomographic findings included soft tissue mass, turbinate destruction, extension through the bony nasal septum and partial lysis of bones surrounding the nasal cavity. Three dogs were treated by dorsal rhinotomy, one dog was treated by ventral rhinotomy, and in one dog the polyp tissue was removed during nasal flushing. Three dogs have no clinical signs of nasal disease. One dog had confirmed recurrence of nasal polyps and was successfully treated with megavoltage radiation. One dog had recurrent nasal disease eight months after dorsal rhinotomy. Nasal polyps are a possible cause of nasal disease in dogs with nasal discharge, epistaxsis and stertor, and a differential diagnosis for dogs with extensive soft tissue lesions of the nasal cavities on computerised tomography. Nasal polyps can be treated successfully by rhinotomy in some cases but may reoccur.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22136450/