Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Rabbit with breathing trouble from tooth abscess treated by ventral
By Brown, Tamara et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2016·Department of Clinical Studies (Brisson, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Ventral rhinotomy in a pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) with an odontogenic abscess and sub-obstructive rhinitis.
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- rabbit
Plain-English summary
A rabbit was brought in for severe breathing problems and was found to have an abscess caused by a tooth that was blocking its airway. The vet removed the problematic tooth, but the rabbit continued to have trouble breathing, so they performed a special surgery to open up the nasal passage. After the surgery, the rabbit's breathing improved, but unfortunately, it passed away five weeks later from an unrelated issue.
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Abstract
A rabbit was presented for severe dyspnea and was diagnosed with an odontogenic abscess obstructing the rostral nasopharynx using CT scan and oral endoscopy. The offending tooth was extracted intraorally, but due to persistent dyspnea, an endoscopic-guided ventral rhinotomy was performed. The dyspnea subsequently resolved, but the rabbit died 5 weeks later from a seemingly unrelated cause.
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