Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgical repair of split nose and palate cleft in 1-year-old dog
By Arzi, Boaz & Verstraete, Frank J M·Published in Veterinary surgery : VS·2011·Department of Biomedical Engineering, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Repair of a bifid nose combined with a cleft of the primary palate in a 1-year-old dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old male Springer Spaniel was brought in for surgery to fix a bifid nose (a split nose) and a cleft in the roof of his mouth. The veterinarian performed a surgical procedure to repair the nose and remove two teeth to help close the cleft. After the surgery, the dog healed well and returned to normal function quickly. At follow-up visits over the next six months, he showed no further issues and was doing great.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report surgical repair of a bifid nose combined with a cleft of the primary palate. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical report. ANIMALS: A 1-year-old, male castrated Springer spaniel dog. METHODS: With the dog in sternal recumbency, an extraoral (dorsal) approach to the nose was performed, and after surgical margins were outlined, a Y-shaped skin incision was made to remove redundant tissue and expose the bifid nasal cartilages. The cartilages were opposed and sutured together and the skin closed in 2 layers. The dog was repositioned in dorsal recumbency, and the 2 maxillary first incisor teeth were extracted. After tangential incision and undermining of the cleft defect, the mucosa was sutured in 1 layer. RESULTS: Healing was uneventful and there was an immediate return to normal function. At 2 weeks, 3 and 6 months function was excellent without further clinical signs. CONCLUSION: Bifid nose associated with a cleft of the primary palate can be surgically corrected.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22380669/