title: Use of a mucosal advancement flap for the treatment of nasopharyngeal stenosis in a cat.
abstract: A three-and-a-half-year-old male neutered domestic short-haired cat was presented with a three-year history of stertor and intermittent open-mouth breathing. No airflow was detected from either nostril when checked using a cold slide test. Oropharyngeal swabs were positive for calicivirus, while skull radiographs were suggestive of a dorsal deviation of the soft palate. The diagnosis of nasopharyngeal stenosis was confirmed via cannulation of the nasal passages and direct examination of the oropharynx under general anaesthesia. A midline approach through the soft palate was used to excise the adhesions. The resulting defect was reconstructed by advancement of a mucosal flap elevated from the dorsal nasopharynx and laryngopharynx. The cat was free of clinical signs 28 months later.
authors.affiliation: Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Griffon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tasker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D007013:Hypopharynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000601:surgery; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000662:veterinary*