ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2015
Treatment of acquired nasopharyngeal stenosis using a removable silicone stent.
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- Construction of a Diagnostic Prediction Model for Feline Nasal and Nasopharyngeal Diseases in Japan Using Noninvasive Examinations.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
- CT features of confirmed nasopharyngeal stenosis in 12 cats.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2025Article
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- Retrospective study of 540 cats with respiratory diseases in Japan (2003-2020).Veterinary medicine and science · 2024Article
- Patient-specific 3D-printed nasopharyngeal stents in dogs: a cadaveric pilot study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Case report: Combination technique of balloon dilation, membrane excision, and topical mitomycin C for the treatment of nasopharyngeal stenosis in a cat.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Imperforate nasopharynx in a cat successfully treated with an extended palatoplasty.JFMS open reportsArticle
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Abstract
The aim of this prospective study was to characterise patient characteristics and the histories of cats with acquired nasopharyngeal stenosis (ANS), and to describe the use of a removable silicone stent for treatment. ANS was diagnosed in 15 cats with clinical signs present for a median of 4 months. Clinical signs included stertor and inspiratory difficulty, nasal discharge, sneezing, dysphagia, regurgitation, vomiting and anorexia. Radiographs revealed a dorsal deviation or deformation of the caudal part of the soft palate in 10 of the cats, a soft tissue density across the cranial nasopharynx in four and no abnormality in one. The stenosis was initially dilated with a Kelly forceps in 10 of the cats and by balloon dilatation in five. A segment of a 24 Fr silicone thoracic catheter was used for the stent in five cats; in the other 10 cats a segment of a 28 Fr catheter was used. The stent was removed after 3 weeks in 12 cats and after 4 weeks in the other three. Endoscopy revealed an adequate nasopharyngeal diameter in all of the cats. At both 3 and 10 months after surgery the response was considered to be satisfactory, with complete resolution of clinical signs in 14 cats and improvement in the remaining cat. The treatment of ANS by stenosis dilatation followed by temporary stenting with a silicone stent is a rapid, safe, economical and effective procedure.
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