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Author : Hawkins

Language: English

Finishing ::  Hardcover, 296 pages

ISBN : 9780470959602

Edition Number: January 2015

Author Information:

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.

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

• Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy: Grading of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy
• Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy: Diagnosis, Dynamic Endoscopy
• Ultrasonography of the Larynx for the Diagnosis of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy
• Laser Ventriculocordectomy
• Prosthetic Laryngoplasty
• Biomechanics of Prosthetic Laryngoplasty
• Ablation of the Cricoarytenoid Joint
• The Use of Partial Arytenoidectomy in the Management of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy
• Evaluation and Management of the Horse Following Failed Laryngoplasty
• Evaluation and Management of the Horse with Dysphagia Following Prosthetic Laryngoplasty
• Treatment of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy in Racehorses 
• Treatment of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy in Draft Horses
• Evaluation and Treatment of the Horse with Fourth Branchial Arch Defects
• Future Developments in the Management and Treatment of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy
• Objective Evaluation Following Surgical Correction of Upper Airway Abnormalities

Section II Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate

• Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Pathophysiology and New Diagnostic Techniques
• Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Standing and Dynamic Endoscopic Examination
• Ultrasonography of the Horse with Suspected Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate
• Sternothyroideus Myotenectomy and Staphylectomy
• Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Laryngeal Tie-Forward
• Laser Palatoplasty
• Surgical Management of Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate in the Racehorse
• Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Evaluation of the Horse with Poor Performance Following Attempted Surgical Correction
• Treatment of Persistent Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate

Section III Surgery of the Head

• Nasal Septum Removal
• Surgical Treatment of Horses withWry Nose
• Choanal Atresia
• Frontonasal and Maxillary Sinusotomy Performed with the Horse Standing
• Frontonasal and Maxillary Sinusotomy Performed Under General Anesthesia
• Surgery of the Paranasal Sinuses: Surgical Removal of the Cheek Teeth and Management of Orosinus Fistulae

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

• Surgical Repair of Cleft Palate 
• Surgical Correction of Epiglottic Entrapment 
• Subepiglottic Cysts
• Laser Resection of the Aryepiglottic Folds
• Partial Arytenoidectomy with Mucosal Closure
• Partial Arytenoidectomy without Mucosal Closure
• Management of Guttural Pouch Tympanites 
• Treatment of Hemorrhage Associated with Guttural Pouch Mycosis
• Surgical Management of Temporohyoid Osteoarthropathy 
• Surgery of the Trachea
• Permanent Tracheostomy in the Horse
• Index

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