Marcoux Marcel, Picandet Valerie, Céleste Christophe, Macieira Susana, Morisset Sophie, Rossier Yves, Schambourg Morgane, Jean Daniel
Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the Université de Montréal, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, C.P. 5000, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.
Can Vet J. 2008 Jun;49(6):587-91.
This study was aimed at evaluating the tolerability and the efficacy of palatal sclerotherapy in juvenile standardbred racehorses with easily audible "snoring-like" respiratory noises suspected to be the result of intermittent dorsal displacement of the soft palate. The palate of 8 horses was injected with sodium tetradecyl sulfate under videoendoscopic guidance. Palatal sclerotherapy resulted in resolution of the respiratory noise in 7 horses, improvement of performance in 6 horses, and mild side effects in only 3 horses. This preliminary study suggests that palatal sclerotherapy is a safe, repeatable, inexpensive, and promising technique that should be considered as an alternative to existing treatments of intermittent dorsal displacement of the soft palate.
本研究旨在评估腭部硬化疗法对患有易听到“打鼾样”呼吸噪音的幼年标准赛马的耐受性和疗效,这些呼吸噪音疑似由软腭间歇性背侧移位所致。在视频内镜引导下,对8匹马的腭部注射了十四烷基硫酸钠。腭部硬化疗法使7匹马的呼吸噪音消失,6匹马的性能得到改善,仅有3匹马出现轻微副作用。这项初步研究表明,腭部硬化疗法是一种安全、可重复、廉价且有前景的技术,应被视为现有软腭间歇性背侧移位治疗方法的替代方案。