Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgery to fix chronic ear infection from bone disease in West
By Beever, L et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2019·Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Surgical management of chronic otitis secondary to craniomandibular osteopathy in three West Highland white terriers.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Three West Highland white terriers were brought in for swollen areas near their ears and painful infections. A CT scan showed that they had chronic ear infections caused by a bone condition affecting their ear canals. The veterinarians performed surgery to remove the affected ear canals and surrounding bone, using a special tool that helped with the procedure. After the surgery, all three dogs showed improvement and their symptoms resolved.
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Abstract
Three West Highland white terriers were presented for investigation of left-sided para-aural abscessation. CT revealed chronic otitis media with extensive osseous proliferation surrounding the horizontal and vertical ear canals contiguous with the expanded temporal bone, consistent with a unilateral variant of craniomandibular osteopathy. A left total ear canal ablation with lateral bulla osteotomy was performed in all dogs. An ultrasonic bone curette (Sonopet; Stryker) proved useful when removing the osseous proliferation in two dogs. Histopathological examination of the ear canals was consistent with craniomandibular osteopathy and the treatment led to resolution of the presenting clinical signs in all dogs. To our knowledge, this is the first report of craniomandibular osteopathy engulfing the external ear canal, presumably leading to chronic otitis media and para-aural abscess formation. This is also the first reported use of an ultrasonic bone curette in canine otic surgery.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29659020/