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This paper summarises results of a project dealing with the use of endoscopic techniques in differential diagnostics and therapy of chronic diseases of the nasal cavity in dogs
Chronic diseases of the nasal cavity in the set of 52 dogs were diagnosed as bacterial rhinitis in 50%, as mycotic rhinitis in 19.2%, and as tumours in 23.1% of the patients
Anterior rhinoscopy The most conspicuous lesions found in the patients suffering from chronic rhinitis included severe hyperaemia and erosions and ulceration affecting the continuity of the nasal mucosa
Summary
Benák : Endoscopic Diagnostics of Chronic Diseases of the Nasal Cavity in Dogs. Results of a two-year project focused on diagnostic efficacy of various endoscopic techniques and their combination in 52 dogs affected by chronic diseases of the nasal cavity are presented. Anterior rhinoscopy with a rigid endoscope and posterior rhinoscopy with a flexible endoscope yielded correct diagnoses in 55.8% and 26.9% of the patients, respectively Examination by both the techniques increased this proportion to 82.7%. Diseases of the nasal cavity in dogs often develop into a complicated chronic process. Rhinoscopy is indicated in cases when it is necessary to collect bioptic samples for laboratory examination, or to specify the type and extent of the disease, such as a nasal tumour, before therapy is started (Rebar et al 1992). Considering the anatomical arrangement of the nasal cavity, anterior and posterior rhinoscopy can be distinguished (Padrid and McKiernan 1999; Willard and Radlinsky 1999)
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