Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with tongue deviation and epihyoid bone fracture recovers
By Gómez, Marcelo et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2016·Hospital Clí·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Epihyoid bone fracture associated with tongue deviation in an adult dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-month-old male Rhodesian Ridgeback was brought in because his tongue was sticking out to the right, he was having trouble swallowing, and he couldn't pull his tongue back in. X-rays showed he had a fracture in a bone near his tongue called the epihyoid bone. The vet managed his condition with a special soft diet and pain relief for four months. Thankfully, the dog made a full recovery and was able to eat and use his tongue normally again.
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Abstract
An 8-month-old male Rhodesian ridgeback dog was evaluated for right lingual deviation, mild dysphagia, and inability to retract the tongue. Transverse and three-dimensional computed tomography reconstruction images revealed a transverse fracture of the left epihyoid bone. After 4 months of conservative management, that included assisted feeding of a semi-liquid diet or small volumes of food and analgesics, the dog recovered.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27587884/