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Repair of a Bifid Nose Combined with a Cleft of the Primary Palate in a 1‐Year‐Old Dog
Author(s) -
Arzi Boaz,
Verstraete Frank J.M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.2011.00880.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nose , dorsum , surgery , anatomy , incisor , dentistry
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.