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Rhinoscopy
British Small Animal Veterinary Association , 247 (2024); https://doi.org/10.22233/9781913859145.2.61
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Rhinoscopy
- From: BSAVA Guide to Procedures in Small Animal Practice
- Item: Procedures A to Z, pp 247 - 254
- DOI: 10.22233/9781913859145.2.61
- Copyright: © 2024 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
- Publication Date: March 2024
Abstract
Rhinoscopy is used in the investigation of clinical signs of nasal disease; investigating reverse sneezing, head shaking, exophthalmos, facial swelling, pawing at the nose and halitosis (in the absence of dental disease); removal of foreign bodies; and collecting samples for histology, cytology and microbiology.
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Figure R.1:
Rigid endoscope with sheath connected to fluid for irrigation. © 2024 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Figure R.1:
Rigid endoscope with sheath connected to fluid for irrigation.
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Figure R.2:
A pharynx pack can be made from rolling up pieces of gauze swab and tying a gauze bandage around the roll. © 2024 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Figure R.2:
A pharynx pack can be made from rolling up pieces of gauze swab and tying a gauze bandage around the roll.
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Figure R.3:
The endoscope should be retroflexed into a ‘J’ position to view the nasopharynx. Drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission © 2024 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Figure R.3:
The endoscope should be retroflexed into a ‘J’ position to view the nasopharynx. Drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission
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Figure R.4:
Endoscopic view of the nasopharynx. Note that due to the position of the endoscope the view is upside down and reversed. (Courtesy of RC Denovo) © 2024 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Figure R.4:
Endoscopic view of the nasopharynx. Note that due to the position of the endoscope the view is upside down and reversed. (Courtesy of RC Denovo)
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Figure R.5:
The endoscope should be held in a ‘pistol’ fashion as it is introduced into the nasal cavity. © 2024 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Figure R.5:
The endoscope should be held in a ‘pistol’ fashion as it is introduced into the nasal cavity.
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Figure R.6:
(a) Flexible cup-style biopsy forceps. (b) Rigid biopsy forceps. © 2024 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Figure R.6:
(a) Flexible cup-style biopsy forceps. (b) Rigid biopsy forceps.
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Figure R.7:
The tips of the rigid biopsy forceps must not pass beyond the level of the medial canthus of the eyes. © 2024 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Figure R.7:
The tips of the rigid biopsy forceps must not pass beyond the level of the medial canthus of the eyes.