Surgical repair of iatrogenic soft palate defects in two horses
Holcombe, S.J.; Robertson, J.T.; Richardson, L.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 205(9): 1315-1317
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 7698945 Document Number: 436098
A 4-year-old Thoroughbred filly was referred for evaluation of a soft palate defect that had been created several weeks earlier during surgical correction of epiglottic entrapment, performed transorally. Surgical correction of the defect was performed via mandibular symphysiotomy. At 85 days after repair, the horse raced successfully. A 2-year-old Thoroughbred filly was admitted for evaluation and treatment of epiglottic entrapment. The soft palate was lacerated during transnasal division of the entrapping membrane. A 2-cm full-thickness soft palate laceration was repaired transorally.