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Doenças do Cão/patologia , Ligamento Patelar/lesões , Ruptura/veterinária , Animais , Doenças do Cão/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças do Cão/cirurgia , Cães , Feminino , Ligamento Patelar/cirurgia , Radiografia , Ruptura/patologia , Ruptura/cirurgia , Joelho de Quadrúpedes/diagnóstico por imagem , Joelho de Quadrúpedes/lesões , Joelho de Quadrúpedes/cirurgiaRESUMO
Medical records of seven dachshunds with congenital nasopharyngeal stenosis from abnormally thickened palatopharyngeal muscles were reviewed. The intrapharyngeal ostium in all cases consisted of only a narrow slit. Dogs were presented with various clinical signs--the most common being dyspnea, expiratory cheek puff, salivation, pharyngeal dysphagia, oral dysphagia (to a lesser extent), and macroglossia. Diagnostic procedures included direct pharyngeal inspection, pharyngeal and thoracic radiography, fluoroscopy, lingual ultrasonography, biopsies in two dogs, and a postmortem examination in one dog. Diagnoses were readily made with radiographs and visual examinations. Macroglossia was confirmed with transcutaneous ultrasonography or a transmandibular finger test.