Sinusitis equina técnica quirúrgica de flap en pie.

Abstract

The following section presents the case of an equine patient, a 14-year-old American pint mare, who was referred to the Equusan equine clinic on 09/02/2020. It occurs due to the presence of bilateral nasal discharge with mucopurulent content, accompanied by an increase in size on the right side of the face. The physical examination found altered the following parameters, body condition, lymph nodes and respiratory sounds, at the moment of auscultation she presented respiratory rales and finally affectation of her respiratory system, being notorious bilateral nasal discharge with the presence of mucopurulent content. The use of radiography allowed to address the causes of the disease, facilitating the identification of the compromised area, in this case it was located in the maxillary cranial sinus which affected, thanks to this diagnostic aid the surgical technique of foot flap is chosen, in which an osteotomy was performed through a hole made by trepanation, facilitating the evacuation of the content found in the cavity. A content sample was taken and sent to the laboratory to be able to choose the correct therapeutic plan to implement, among its therapeutic plans, nebulisations were carried out. Once the results of the laboratory were known, the therapeutic plan was established for ten days, accompanied by wound healing management. Another therapeutic measure that was used was ozone therapy, which was performed ten days after surgery. Keywords: Mucopurulent, caseified, flap surgical technique, amikacin, rales.