Equine paranasal sinus disease: A long‐term study of 200 cases (1997–2009): Treatments and long‐term results of treatments

Abstract

More conservative treatments, including removal of intrasinus inspissated pus by sinoscopy, pre-existing sinonasal fistula or sinusotomy, are effective for chronic primary sinus disease. Standing sinusotomy, mainly using a small maxillary site, was suitable for most cases of sinus disease in mature horses.

An anatomical study of the dorsal and ventral nasal conchal bullae in normal horses: Computed tomographic anatomical and morphometric findings

“…It is commonly stated that the apices and reserve crowns of the caudal 3-4 cheek teeth (Triadan 08s-11s) lie within the rostral and caudal maxillary sinuses [20,21]. It is commonly stated that the apices and reserve crowns of the caudal 3-4 cheek teeth (Triadan 08s-11s) lie within the rostral and caudal maxillary sinuses [20,21].…”

A Single Caudally Based Frontonasal Bone Flap for Treatment of Bilateral Mucocele in the Paranasal Sinuses of an American Miniature Horse

“…Although mucocele is rarely diagnosed in horses, [9][10][11][12][13] a unilateral mucocele in the paranasal sinuses was reported in a 2-year-old Thoroughbred filly that was successfully treated with sinus trephination and lavage. 18 The most likely cause of this condition is congenital or acquired occlusion of the nasomaxillary aperture.…”

“…9,10 In a more recent report of 200 horses with paranasal sinus disease, 9 horses had bilateral disease (3 primary sinusitis, 1 progressive ethmoid hematoma, 1 sinus cyst that eroded the nasal septum, 2 sinus neoplasia, and 2 traumatic sinusitis). [11][12][13] Although rare, bilateral sinonasal disease has been described in case reports [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] and may require bilateral paranasal sinus surgery for complete resolution of the disease. Severe cases of bilateral sinonasal disease causing deformation of the conchal sinuses or extension into the nasal cavity can obstruct air flow sufficiently to necessitate placement of a tracheotomy tube.…”

Comparison between three techniques for videosinuscopy in cattle

“…In horses, sinuscopy is a tool used for the diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of sinusitis (PERKINS et al, 2009b;DIXON et al, 2012.). Besides horses, there are reports of sinuscopy in dogs, but it is difficult to draw interrelationships between studies of these species with cattle because they have anatomically different paranasal sinuses (PETRUSON, 2004;JOHNSON, 2006).…”