Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery Q&A 22

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This is an intraoral endoscopic picture of an eight-year-old, spayed female Labrador Retriever that presented to the emergency clinic for dyspnea. The owners reported an acute onset of respiratory distress; upon further questioning, you learn that the dog has also had a change in her bark and she seemed to have respiratory difficulties last summer as well.


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Based on the history and illustration, what is your preliminary diagnosis? [[|Link to Article]]
How will you confirm the diagnosis? [[|Link to Article]]
Name three surgical procedures that can be used to correct this problem and what complications might be encountered with each? A postoperative intraoral endoscopic view of this animal is shown. [[|Link to Article]]