Palatoplastia e queiloplastia unilateral em neonato canino da raça Bulldog Inglês – relato de caso

Abstract

Congenital malformations are structural or functional abnormalities present at birth, caused by genetic, environmental or both factors, with cleft lip and palate being more frequent. A puppy, canine, male, english bulldog, weighing 1 kg, was attended to at a veterinary hospital in the municipality of Ji-Paraná/RO. On physical examination, it was found that he had unilateral cleft lip and palate, opting for the palatoplasty procedure with the bipedicled sliding flap technique and cheiloplasty, as a treatment for palatoschisis and unilateral cheiloschisis. Showing that the cheiloplasty technique was efficient for cleft lip correction and the palatoplasty procedure was unsuccessful due to suture dehiscence.