Palatal sclerotherapy: a potentially useful treatment of intermittent dorsal displacement of the soft palate in juvenile standardbred racehorses.
This study was aimed at evaluating the tolerability and the efficacy of palatal sclerotherapy in juvenile standardbred racehorses with easily audible "snoring-like" respiratory noises suspected to be the result of intermittent dorsal displacement of the soft palate. The palate of 8 horses was injected with sodium tetradecyl sulfate under videoendoscopic guidance. Palatal sclerotherapy resulted in resolution of the respiratory noise in 7 horses, improvement of performance in 6 horses, and mild side effects in only 3 horses. This preliminary study suggests that palatal sclerotherapy is a safe, repeatable, inexpensive, and promising technique that should be considered as an alternative to existing treatments of intermittent dorsal displacement of the soft palate.
Marcoux
Marcel
M
Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the Université de Montréal, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, C.P. 5000, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. marcel.marcoux@umontreal.ca
Picandet
Valerie
V
Céleste
Christophe
C
Macieira
Susana
S
Morisset
Sophie
S
Rossier
Yves
Y
Schambourg
Morgane
M
Jean
Daniel
D
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000662:veterinary; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D012981:Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013177:Sports; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D012981:Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate