title: A canine case of otitis media examined and cured using a video otoscope.
abstract: Otitis media of the left ear was diagnosed by video otoscopic examination in a 7-year-old, intact male Shih-tzu dog (weight, 5.1 kg), that also had three complex ceruminous adenomas and a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in the left ear canal. In such cases, total ear canal ablation is usually required. However, a complete cure was achieved in the present case without total ear canal ablation. The complex ceruminous adenomas were excised using a diode laser, and repeated cleansing of the tympanic cavity and ear canal was implemented using a video otoscope. As a result, the ear canal was closed in a U-form, and the otitis media was cured.
authors.affiliation: Usui Animal Hospital, 4-5 Midorino, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-0136, Japan.
authors.forename: Reiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Emiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: Atsuhiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D014741:Video Recording
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000583:Amikacin