Upper airway/sinus/GP/trachea/Thorax - Bauck Flashcards
Maxillary sinus anatomy
Rostral and caudal maxillary sinuses separated by septum
Infraorbital canal separates
Cranial maxillary sinus from ventral conchal sinus
and
Caudal maxillary from sphenopalatine
Dorsal conchal sinus communicates with
frontal sinus
Frontal sinus communicates with
caudal maxillary sinus through frontomaxillary opening
Maxillary sinus drains into
nasal cavity
Primary sinusitis caused by
URT infection
-ush strep species
Secondary sinusitis caused by
Dental disease usually
Sinusitis
Can be localized or extensive
Sinusitis DX
HX PE Endoscopy CS Rads CT
Primary Sinusitis TX
- Drainage, irrigation (trephination)
- abx
- surgical debridement
Secondary Sinusitis TX
- Address primary cause
- tooth removal
- mass removal - Then treat as primary sinusitis
Progressive Ethmoid Hematoma
- Unknown etiology
- Capsule is respiratory epithelium
- Arises from ethmoid labyrinth, or floor of sinus
- Horses > 6 yrs old
- Classically unilateral
Progressive Ethmoid Hematoma CS
- Mild, intermittent epistaxis
- +/- upper respiratory noise
- Facial deformity uncommon
Progressive Ethmoid Hematoma DX
Endoscopy, rads, CT (SX planning)
Progressive Ethmoid Hematoma TX
- Intralesional 10% formalin - q 3-4 weeks until gone
- Laser photoablation if < 5 cm diameter
- Possible recurrence (esp. if bilateral)
Paranasal sinus cyst
- single or loculated fluid-filled cavitis
- maxillary and conchal sinuses
- Unknown etiology
- Any age
Paranasal sinus cyst CS
- Nasal d/c
- Facial swelling
- airway obstruction
Paranasal sinus cyst DX
- Endoscopy
- Radiographs
- CT (SX planning)
Paranasal sinus cyst TX
Responds well to surgical removal
- Frontal flap or
- Maxillary sinus flap
- Must remove cyst lining
Dzs that obliterate normal paranasal sinus anatomy (ethmoid labrynth, concha, etc)
- Ethmoid hematomas
2. Cysts
If a fracture is into a sinus it is
open
Biggest factor for fx reconstruction
being able to elevate it