title: Instrumentation and techniques in respiratory surgery.
abstract: In this article, videoendoscopy in conjunction with high-speed treadmill exercise and other specialized diagnostic techniques used to measure upper airway function are reviewed as they pertain to the four most commonly diagnosed functional upper airway obstructions: (1) laryngeal hemiplegia, (2) arytenoid chondritis, (3) epiglottic entrapment, and (4) intermittent dorsal displacement of the soft palate. Using experimental and clinical findings obtained with these new instruments and diagnostic techniques, current recommendations for surgery of these obstructions are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Stick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses / Q000601:surgery*; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013522:Surgery, Veterinary / Q000379:methods*; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000662:veterinary*; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods