title: Treatment of a periorbital cyst in a dog by creation of a permanent drainage opening.
abstract: An inflammatory periorbital cyst with secondary pressure atrophy of the maxilla was treated by surgical creation of a drainage opening to the nasal cavity in a 4-year-old Yorkshire Terrier. Following treatment, clinical signs resolved and computed tomography 5 weeks after surgery confirmed the permanence of the drainage opening. Eight months later, the dog showed no clinical abnormalities. Therefore, the procedure described in this report may offer a suitable treatment option in cases where the cyst's size or localization prevents complete excision.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Susanne Kaiser, Small Animal Clinic, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Justus Liebig University, Frankfurter Strasse 108, 35392 Giessen, Germany, Email: Susanne.M.Kaiser@vetmed.uni-giessen.de.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Driesen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thiel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000662:veterinary
keywords: Mass lesion; computed tomography; dog; head; surgical drain