title: Use of a sclerosing agent (1% polidocanol) to treat an orbital mucocele in a dog.
abstract: A case of a salivary gland mucocele in a dog causing nonpainful exopthalmos with dorsolateral deviation of the globe and protrusion of the third eyelid. Diagnosis was made via ultrasound and confirmed with computed tomography. Aspiration of the cystic material along with injection of a sclerosing agent, 1% polidocanol (Aethoxysklerol), was used to destroy the mucocele. Follow-up monthly examination post injection confirmed resolution of clinical signs to date, namely abnormal globe position, with no complications observed.
authors: Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ophthalmology Department, A-106 Moiser Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. jstucke@vet.k-state.edu
authors: Jane Ashley
authors: JA
authors: Stuckey
authors: William W
authors: WW
authors: Miller
authors: Gregory T
authors: GT
authors: Almond
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D009078:Mucocele / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols