Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgery options for horse breathing problems
By Beard, Warren L & Waxman, Sarah·Published in The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice·2007·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Evidence-based equine upper respiratory surgery.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
This article looks at different surgical treatments for problems in horses' upper respiratory systems, like issues with the throat and soft palate. It reviews existing studies to see how effective these surgeries are for common conditions, including laryngeal hemiplegia (a condition affecting the voice box), dorsal displacement of the soft palate, arytenoid chondritis (inflammation of a part of the throat), and epiglottic entrapment (when a flap in the throat gets stuck). The goal is to understand which surgeries might help horses breathe better. Overall, the article provides a summary of the evidence supporting these treatments.
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to review the veterinary literature for various surgical procedures of the equine upper respiratory tract in an effort to evaluate the evidence supporting various therapies. This article focuses on the therapeutic benefit from more widely occurring conditions, such as laryngeal hemiplegia, dorsal displacement of the soft palate, arytenoid chondritis, and epiglottic entrapment.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17616312/