Advances in Equine Upper Respiratory Surgery

Description

Advances in Equine Upper Respiratory Surgery is a comprehensive, up-to-date reference on surgical techniques in the upper respiratory tract in the horse, presenting theory and background as well as detailed procedures information. Part of the Advances in Veterinary Surgery series copublished with the ACVS Foundation, the book covers the most common upper respiratory diseases, with in-depth information on laryngeal hemiplegia and dorsal displacement of the soft palate. Providing a complete resource, the book reflects the current state of the art, offering a significant update on disorders of the nasal septum, nasal passage, paranasal sinuses, hard and soft palate, epiglottis, arytenoids, guttural pouch, and trachea in the horse.

The book includes 200 images illustrating key points of each surgical procedure. Potential complications and expectation management are discussed alongside the technique information. Advances in Equine Upper Respiratory Surgery is a useful reference for those in clinical practice and surgical residents.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Foreword

Section I Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy 1

• 1 Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy: Grading of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy 3
  Katie J. Smith and Padraic M. Dixon
• 2 Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy: Diagnosis, Dynamic Endoscopy 9
  Elizabeth Davidson
• 3 Ultrasonography of the Larynx for the Diagnosis of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy 17
  Heather Chalmers
• 4 Laser Ventriculocordectomy 21
  Jan Hawkins
• 5 Prosthetic Laryngoplasty 29
  Eric J. Parente and Jan Hawkins
• 6 Biomechanics of Prosthetic Laryngoplasty 35
  Benjamin J. Ahern
• 7 Ablation of the Cricoarytenoid Joint 43
  Jan Hawkins
• 8 The Use of Partial Arytenoidectomy in the Management of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy 49
  Catherine H. Hackett
• 9 Evaluation and Management of the Horse Following Failed Laryngoplasty 53
  Jan Hawkins
• 10 Evaluation and Management of the Horse with Dysphagia Following Prosthetic Laryngoplasty 57
  Jan Hawkins
• 11 Treatment of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy in Racehorses 61
  Eric J. Parente
• 12 Treatment of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy in Draft Horses 65
  Warren Beard
• 13 Evaluation and Treatment of the Horse with Fourth Branchial Arch Defects 69
  Katherine Garrett
• 14 Future Developments in the Management and Treatment of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy 77
  Jonathan Cheetham
• 15 Objective Evaluation Following Surgical Correction of Upper Airway Abnormalities 81
  Jonathan Cheetham

Section II Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate 87

• 16 Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Pathophysiology and New Diagnostic Techniques 89
  Jonathan Cheetham
• 17 Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Standing and Dynamic Endoscopic Examination 97
  Elizabeth Davidson
• 18 Ultrasonography of the Horse with Suspected Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate 105
  Heather Chalmers
• 19 Sternothyroideus Myotenectomy and Staphylectomy 109
  Jan Hawkins
• 20 Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Laryngeal Tie-Forward 115
  Norm G. Ducharme
• 21 Laser Palatoplasty 121
  Jan Hawkins
• 22 Surgical Management of Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate in the Racehorse 125
  Patricia Hogan
• 23 Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Evaluation of the Horse with Poor Performance Following Attempted Surgical Correction 131
  Norm G. Ducharme
• 24 Treatment of Persistent Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate 135
  Norm G. Ducharme

Section III Surgery of the Head 141

• 25 Nasal Septum Removal 143
  David E. Freeman
• 26 Surgical Treatment of Horses withWry Nose 157
  Jim Schumacher
• 27 Choanal Atresia 167
  Jan Hawkins
• 28 Frontonasal and Maxillary Sinusotomy Performed with the Horse Standing 171
  Jim Schumacher and Justin Perkins
• 29 Frontonasal and Maxillary Sinusotomy Performed Under General Anesthesia 177
  Warren Beard
• 30 Surgery of the Paranasal Sinuses: Surgical Removal of the Cheek Teeth and Management of Orosinus Fistulae 185
  Padraic M. Dixon

Section IV Surgery of the Soft Palate, Epiglottis, Arytenoid, and Trachea 193

• 31 Surgical Repair of Cleft Palate 195
  Lloyd P. Tate, Jr
• 32 Surgical Correction of Epiglottic Entrapment 207
  Michael W. Ross and Jan Hawkins
• 33 Subepiglottic Cysts 223
  Eric J. Parente
• 34 Laser Resection of the Aryepiglottic Folds 227
  Eric J. Parente
• 35 Partial Arytenoidectomy with Mucosal Closure 231
  Eric J. Parente
• 36 Partial Arytenoidectomy without Mucosal Closure 237
  Jan Hawkins
• 37 Management of Guttural Pouch Tympanites 241
  Lloyd. P. Tate, Jr
• 38 Treatment of Hemorrhage Associated with Guttural Pouch Mycosis 249
  Daniel F. Hogan
• 39 Surgical Management of Temporohyoid Osteoarthropathy 255
  Norm G. Ducharme, Thomas J. Divers, and Nita Irby
• 40 Surgery of the Trachea 261
  Lloyd P. Tate, Jr
• 41 Permanent Tracheostomy in the Horse 271
  Peter C. Rakestraw

Index 277

Author

Jan F. Hawkins, DVM, DACVS, is an Associate Professor of Large Animal Surgery in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.