title: Bulla curettage for chronic otitis media and interna in dogs.
abstract: In a series of 10 clinically affected and 6 clinically normal dogs, the technique of bulla curettage via the external ear canal, after lateral ear resection, was evaluated. In 5 of the 10 dogs with chronic otitis media and interna, the head carriage became normal 2 to 8 weeks after surgery and remained so for at least 18 months; 4 other dogs improved, but the improvement was either temporary or incomplete. In the clinically normal dogs, postsurgical complications were minimal; the tympanic membrane healed completely in 4 of the 6 dogs.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003475:Curettage / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004322:Drainage / Q000662:veterinary; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000662:veterinary*; D007762:Labyrinthitis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000601:surgery*