Thoracoscopy in horses.
With the recent development of video-assisted thoracic surgery, visual inspection of the thoracic cavity has been used to provide a more accurate diagnosis and prognosis of thoracic diseases and to better manage these diseases. Equipment, techniques, and complications for standing thoracoscopy in horses are described.
Chino Valley Equine Hospital, Chino, California 91710, USA. topgun96@worldnet.att.net
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Peroni
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000662:veterinary*; D020708:Thoracoscopes / Q000662:veterinary*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*