Management of the traumatic oronasal fistula in the cat with a conical silastic prosthetic device
| Autor: | Rogério R Tavares, Heloisa Justen Moreira de Souza, Fernanda Vieira Amorim, Katia Barão Corgozinho |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Fistula 040301 veterinary sciences medicine.medical_treatment Silicones Dentistry Cat Diseases Prosthesis Surgical Flaps 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nose Diseases medicine Animals Dimethylpolysiloxanes Small Animals Rhinitis business.industry 030206 dentistry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Prostheses and Implants Silastic Surgical procedures Alternative treatment Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Oronasal fistula Cats Hard palate Traumatic fistula business Oral Fistula |
| Zdroj: | Journal of feline medicine and surgery. 7(2) |
| ISSN: | 1098-612X |
| Popis: | Management of a traumatic oronasal fistula with a prosthetic device in an 8-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat is described. The animal had fallen from a height of three stories at the age of 1 year. The fall had resulted in a fracture of the hard palate and a split in the palatal mucosa. Two surgical attempts to close the defect had been unsuccessful and an autopolymerizable acrylic resin prosthesis had produced unsatisfactory results. The management of the chronic traumatic fistula with a conical prosthetic device was fast, easy and efficient. The device was removed and a second one was put in place after 2 years. This method would appear particularly useful for obturation of large palatal defects that have failed to heal after attempts at surgical closure and is an alternative treatment for debilitated cats which may not be candidates for longer surgical procedures. |
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