title: Evidence-based equine upper respiratory surgery.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. wbeard@ksu.edu <wbeard@ksu.edu>
authors.forename: Warren L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Beard
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waxman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013522:Surgery, Veterinary / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome