title: Total laryngectomy for management of chronic aspiration pneumonia in a myopathic dog.
abstract: A 5-month-old female pit bull terrier dog evaluated for ataxia, progressive regurgitation, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia had markedly elevated creatine kinase activity, non-inflammatory generalized myopathy, and severe esophageal dysmotility. A narrow-field total laryngectomy was performed. The dog is doing well 30 months after surgery, and no longer has episodes of aspiration pneumonia, despite intermittent regurgitation. This case represents the first application of total laryngectomy for the prevention of chronic recurrent aspiration pneumonia in the dog.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Vernau, Culp, Pollard), Department of Medicine and Epidemiology (Marks), William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital (Owens), University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA; Department of Otolaryngology (Belafsky, Siddiqui, Kuhn), School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine (Shelton), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Vernau
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Vernau, Culp, Pollard), Department of Medicine and Epidemiology (Marks), William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital (Owens), University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA; Department of Otolaryngology (Belafsky, Siddiqui, Kuhn), School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine (Shelton), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: Stanley L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Vernau, Culp, Pollard), Department of Medicine and Epidemiology (Marks), William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital (Owens), University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA; Department of Otolaryngology (Belafsky, Siddiqui, Kuhn), School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine (Shelton), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: Maggie A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Vernau, Culp, Pollard), Department of Medicine and Epidemiology (Marks), William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital (Owens), University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA; Department of Otolaryngology (Belafsky, Siddiqui, Kuhn), School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine (Shelton), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: William T N
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Culp
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Vernau, Culp, Pollard), Department of Medicine and Epidemiology (Marks), William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital (Owens), University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA; Department of Otolaryngology (Belafsky, Siddiqui, Kuhn), School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine (Shelton), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: Tammy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Vernau, Culp, Pollard), Department of Medicine and Epidemiology (Marks), William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital (Owens), University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA; Department of Otolaryngology (Belafsky, Siddiqui, Kuhn), School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine (Shelton), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: G Diane
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Shelton
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Vernau, Culp, Pollard), Department of Medicine and Epidemiology (Marks), William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital (Owens), University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA; Department of Otolaryngology (Belafsky, Siddiqui, Kuhn), School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine (Shelton), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: Tausif
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Vernau, Culp, Pollard), Department of Medicine and Epidemiology (Marks), William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital (Owens), University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA; Department of Otolaryngology (Belafsky, Siddiqui, Kuhn), School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine (Shelton), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pollard
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Vernau, Culp, Pollard), Department of Medicine and Epidemiology (Marks), William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital (Owens), University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA; Department of Otolaryngology (Belafsky, Siddiqui, Kuhn), School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine (Shelton), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Belafsky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000662:veterinary*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*