|Articles|May 19, 2011

Today's Daily Dose: Feline inflammatory polyps

What you can do to reduce recurrence following feline inflammatory polyp removal by traction.

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“Recurrence following feline inflammatory polyp removal by traction is reported to be approximately 40 percent; therefore, conventional treatment advocates ventral bulla osteotomy to remove the epithelium of the tympanic bulla for definitive therapy.”

-Catriona MacPhail, DVM, DACVS

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