title: Update on disorders and treatment of the guttural pouch.
abstract: The most common disorders of the equine guttural pouches are empyema, tympany, mycosis, and temporohyoid osteoarthropathy. Diagnosis of these conditions is made primarily by imaging with endoscopy, radiographs, computed tomography, and/or MRI. Medical treatment with anti-inflammatories, antimicrobials, and/or antifungals may be successful in some cases, but many of these disorders necessitate surgical intervention. Direct surgical approaches to the guttural pouch are difficult because of their complex anatomy and relationship with important structures, thus precipitating a move toward minimally invasive procedures when possible.
authors.affiliation: Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2015 SW. 16th Avenue, PO Box 100136, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. Electronic address: freemand@ufl.edu.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Arterial occlusion; Ceratohyoidectomy; Guttural pouch; Mycosis; Temporohyoid osteoarthropathy; Tympany