Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 1971 · 11 citations · 0 references
DentistrySurgeryVeterinary SurgeryCleft Lip SurgeryCleft Palate SurgeryPharyngeal SurgeryCleft Lip ReconstructionCleft Lip RepairCleft Palate ReconstructionCleft Palate RepairFlap SurgerySubmucous Cleft PalateCleft Palate Submucous RepairPharyngeal Flap ReconstructionPharyngeal MucosaRectangular FlapsSoft Palate MucosaSoft Palate RepairSurgical PalatoplastySurgical Techniques In Palatoplasty
SUMMARY Two attempts to close an unusually large cleft soft palate in a dog by means of accepted surgical procedures failed. A method utilizing anastomosis of a rectangular flap of pharyngeal mucosa and submucosa to the normal portion of the soft palate was used successfully.