Expansile, inflammatory middle ear disease causing nasopharyngeal obstruction in a cat

A 7-year-old, entire female, domestic shorthair cat presented with recurrent upper respiratory tract problems. Infectious otitis media caused expansion of the middle ear which ultimately resulted in complete obstruction of the nasopharynx. A ventral bulla osteotomy was successful in relieving the cl...

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Published inJournal of feline medicine and surgery Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 451 - 453
Main Authors Forster-van Hijfte, Myra A., Groth, Anna M., Emmerson, Terrance D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2011
SAGE Publications
Subjects
Animals
Case Report
Cat Diseases - surgery
Cats
Ear, Middle - microbiology
Ear, Middle - surgery
ears
Female
Nasal Obstruction - etiology
Nasal Obstruction - surgery
Nasal Obstruction - veterinary
Osteotomy - veterinary
otitis media
Otitis Media, Suppurative - complications
Otitis Media, Suppurative - surgery
Otitis Media, Suppurative - veterinary
Recurrence
Respiratory Sounds - etiology
Respiratory Sounds - veterinary
respiratory system
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Summary:A 7-year-old, entire female, domestic shorthair cat presented with recurrent upper respiratory tract problems. Infectious otitis media caused expansion of the middle ear which ultimately resulted in complete obstruction of the nasopharynx. A ventral bulla osteotomy was successful in relieving the clinical signs.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfms.2011.01.002
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ISSN:1098-612X
1532-2750
1532-2750
DOI:10.1016/j.jfms.2011.01.002