Nasal Surgery

Question 1

What are the major CS that are seen with nasal disease?

Answer 1

Nasal discharge
Sneezing
Reverse sneezing
Stertor
Epistaxis
Facial deformation
Ocular discharge

Question 2

What is a differential of inflammatory nasal disease?

Answer 2

Nasopharyngeal senosis

Question 3

What are the infectious differentials for dogs vs. cats with nasal disease?

Answer 3

Dogs: aspergillosis
Cats: cryptococcus

Question 4

What are the different nasal tumor diseases?

Answer 4

Adenocarcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Lymphoma
Mast cell tumors

Question 5

What are the three kinds of nasal surgeries?

Answer 5

Nasal planum resection
Rhinotomy
Sinusotomy

Question 6

What is the most common indication for performing a nasal planum resection?

Answer 6

Neoplasia- SCC

Question 7

What is the difference in what is accessed through a dorsal/ventral rhinotomy?

Answer 7

Dorsal: access to nasal cavity and sinuses
Ventral: access to ventral nasal cavity and choanae

Question 8

What series of dx tests will you run on a patient you suspect nasal disease in?

Answer 8

MDB
Thoracic rads
Sedated oral exam
Imaging- CT
Rhinoscopy

Question 9

When do you perform the rhinoscopy?

Answer 9

AFTER imaging

Question 10

What test should be performed if you suspect Bartonella and Mycoplasma spp?

Answer 10

PCR-culture not likely to be helpful

Question 11

What is a major risk of nasal surgery?

Answer 11

Hemorrhage- dorsal, lateral and major palatine arteries