Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Reconstruction of a bilateral hypoplastic soft palate in a cat.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Headrick, Jason F & McAnulty, Jonathan F
- Affiliation:
- Department of Surgical Sciences · United States
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
A 2-year-old, female spayed, domestic shorthair cat was presented with a history of dyspnea, upper respiratory congestion, and aspiration. Physical examination revealed a bilaterally hypoplastic soft palate resembling a uvula. A novel surgical technique was performed to reconstruct the soft palate, utilizing both a hard palate-derived mucoperiosteal flap combined with two pharyngeal wall-derived, random-pattern mucosal flaps. This is the first report of a bilaterally hypoplastic soft palate in the cat, as well as a description of a new surgical method for soft palate reconstruction.
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