Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgical outcomes and tissue damage after palate surgery in dogs
By Tamburro, R et al.Ā·Published in Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)Ā·2019Ā·University of Teramo, ItalyĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Short-term surgical outcomes and histomorphological evaluation of thermal injury following palatoplasty performed with diode laser or air plasma device in dogs with brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 20 dogs with brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (a condition that causes breathing difficulties) underwent surgery to correct their enlarged soft palates. Half of the dogs had the surgery done using an air plasma device, while the other half had it done with a diode laser. All dogs were able to go home the day after surgery and had stable breathing, although two dogs in the air plasma group experienced some bleeding and needed a second surgery. Overall, both methods were effective, and the air plasma device proved to be a good option for this procedure.
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Abstract
Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) is a common disorder presenting enlarged soft palate, stenotic nares and abnormal turbinate growth. Surgical correction of BOAS abnormalities with caudal palatoplasty is an elective therapy. This prospective study aimed to compare the effect of an air plasma device and diode laser in dogs undergoing palatoplasty. Outcome measures were as follows: (1) intra-operative and immediate post-operative complications; (2) evaluation of thermal injury in histological tissue sections of the excised soft palate. Twenty dogs with enlarged soft palates underwent palatoplasty, using an air plasma device (n=10) and diode laser (n=10). Soft palate specimens underwent masked histopathological analysis to assess post-operative thermal injury. In this pilot study, no differences were observed in surgical times; all dogs were discharged 24h after surgery and had stable respiration. In the air plasma group, post-operative bleeding occurred in two cases and revision surgery was performed. No difference in thermal injury was observed using the two devices (P>0.05). The air-plasma device was a viable surgical option for palatoplasty in dogs with BOAS.
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