Inadvertent catheterisation of the auditory tube during myringotomy in a dog
| Autor: | Anette Loeffler, Emma K Mapletoft, Ross Bond, Sarah Long, Mark J. Plested |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
General Veterinary 040301 veterinary sciences business.industry medicine.medical_treatment 0402 animal and dairy science Tympanum (anatomy) 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 040201 dairy & animal science Surgery 0403 veterinary science Myringotomy Catheter Quadrant (abdomen) Otitis Cocker spaniel medicine General anaesthesia medicine.symptom Catheter placement business |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Record Case Reports. 8 |
| ISSN: | 2052-6121 |
| Popis: | A four-year-old female neutered Cocker Spaniel with a two-year history of relapsing bilateral otitis underwent general anaesthesia and myringotomy for the management of otitis media. This had been previously diagnosed using CT and video-otoscopy six weeks earlier. Due to the thickened and convex nature of the tympanum, the myringotomy incision was made in the caudodorsal quadrant of the tympanum and not the caudoventral quadrant as intended. The catheter advanced freely for several centimetres and air was aspirated. CT confirmed that the catheter had passed through the auditory tube and into the nasopharynx. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of inadvertent auditory tube catheterisation during myringotomy in the dog. It highlights the importance of accurate catheter placement and the difficulties associated with this in thickened or bulging tympanic membranes. |
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