Surgery of the upper respiratory tract in the racehorse.
The authors discuss the surgical treatment of selected diseases of the upper airway of the racehorse. Although most of these conditions occur commonly and are easily diagnosed, their surgical management is often less straight-forward and may be surprisingly controversial. The authors' intent is to provide an overview of these problems and give some information regarding current treatment options.
Robertson
J T
JT
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus.
Copelan
R W
RW
D000818:Animals; D001193:Arytenoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000601:surgery; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000662:veterinary