title: Management of Otic and Nasopharyngeal, and Nasal Polyps in Cats and Dogs.
abstract: Feline inflammatory polyps are the most common nonneoplastic lesion of ear and nasopharynx in cats. Minimally invasive techniques for polyp removal, such as traction avulsion combined with curettage of the tympanic cavity and per-endoscopic transtympanic traction, have been successful for long-term resolution. Feline nasal hamartomas are benign lesions of the nasopharynx, and most have a good prognosis after surgical removal. Canine aural and nasopharyngeal inflammatory polyps are rare and have a similar clinical presentation as cats with these lesions. In dogs, it is important to achieve an accurate histologic diagnosis of these masses before appropriate surgical treatment can be planned.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine and Endoscopy, Ospedale Veterinario Gregorio VII, Piazza di Villa Carpegna 52, Roma 00165, Italia. Electronic address: valentinagreci@gregoriovii.com.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Greci
authors.affiliation: Division of Small Animal Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via celoria 10, Milano 20133, Italia.
authors.forename: Carlo Maria
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mortellaro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000662:veterinary; D011127:Polyps / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Aural; Cat; Dog; Nasal; Nasopharyngeal; Otic; Polyps