Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with ear canal tear after accident treated by surgery
By Clarke, S P·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2004·East Neuk Veterinary Clinic, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Surgical management of acute ear canal separation in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old cat was brought to the vet with bleeding from the left ear two days after being hit by a car. The vet found that the ear canal was severely damaged and performed surgery to remove the ear canal and fix the surrounding area. While the surgery was successful in resolving the ear issues, the cat did experience some ongoing facial nerve problems afterward. Eighteen months later, the cat had no further ear problems, but the facial nerve issues remained.
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Abstract
A 5-year-old cat presented with haemorrhagic left aural discharge, 2 days following a road traffic accident. Otoscopic examination identified disruption of the external ear canal at the auricular/annular cartilage junction. This was managed by total ear canal ablation and lateral bulla osteotomy. Left sided facial nerve deficits were present following surgery. Eighteen months postoperatively there were no auricular problems, however facial nerve deficits persisted. There are no previous reports describing management of acute separation at the auricular/annular cartilage junction of the external ear in the cat or dog. This case report describes the presentation, diagnosis and surgical management of an acute ear canal separation at the auricular/annular junction of the external ear canal in a cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15265484/