title: Epihyoid bone fracture associated with tongue deviation in an adult dog.
abstract: An 8-month-old male Rhodesian ridgeback dog was evaluated for right lingual deviation, mild dysphagia, and inability to retract the tongue. Transverse and three-dimensional computed tomography reconstruction images revealed a transverse fracture of the left epihyoid bone. After 4 months of conservative management, that included assisted feeding of a semi-liquid diet or small volumes of food and analgesics, the dog recovered.
authors: Instituto de Farmacología y Mofofisiología (Gómez, Kani), Instituto de Ciencias Clínicas Veterinarias (Mieres), Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile; Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Universidad San Sebastián, Campus las tres Pascualas, Concepción, Chile (Mansilla).
authors: Marcelo
authors: M
authors: Gómez
authors: Instituto de Farmacología y Mofofisiología (Gómez, Kani), Instituto de Ciencias Clínicas Veterinarias (Mieres), Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile; Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Universidad San Sebastián, Campus las tres Pascualas, Concepción, Chile (Mansilla).
authors: Yukitaka
authors: Y
authors: Kani
authors: Instituto de Farmacología y Mofofisiología (Gómez, Kani), Instituto de Ciencias Clínicas Veterinarias (Mieres), Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile; Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Universidad San Sebastián, Campus las tres Pascualas, Concepción, Chile (Mansilla).
authors: Marcelo
authors: M
authors: Mieres
authors: Instituto de Farmacología y Mofofisiología (Gómez, Kani), Instituto de Ciencias Clínicas Veterinarias (Mieres), Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile; Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Universidad San Sebastián, Campus las tres Pascualas, Concepción, Chile (Mansilla).
authors: Miguel
authors: M
authors: Mansilla
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary; D014059:Tongue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*