Advances in Equine Upper Respiratory Surgery

Jan F. Hawkins, DVM, DACVS, is an Associate Professor of Large Animal Surgery in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

• Contributors ixForeword xiSection I Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy 11 Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy: Grading of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy 3Katie J. Smith and Padraic M. Dixon2 Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy: Diagnosis, Dynamic Endoscopy 9Elizabeth Davidson3 Ultrasonography of the Larynx for the Diagnosis of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy 17Heather Chalmers4 Laser Ventriculocordectomy 21Jan Hawkins5 Prosthetic Laryngoplasty 29Eric J. Parente and Jan Hawkins6 Biomechanics of Prosthetic Laryngoplasty 35Benjamin J. Ahern7 Ablation of the Cricoarytenoid Joint 43Jan Hawkins8 The Use of Partial Arytenoidectomy in the Management of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy 49Catherine H. Hackett9 Evaluation and Management of the Horse Following Failed Laryngoplasty 53Jan Hawkins10 Evaluation and Management of the Horse with Dysphagia Following Prosthetic Laryngoplasty 57Jan Hawkins11 Treatment of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy in Racehorses 61Eric J. Parente12 Treatment of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy in Draft Horses 65Warren Beard13 Evaluation and Treatment of the Horse with Fourth Branchial Arch Defects 69Katherine Garrett14 Future Developments in the Management and Treatment of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy 77Jonathan Cheetham15 Objective Evaluation Following Surgical Correction of Upper Airway Abnormalities 81Jonathan CheethamSection II Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate 8716 Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Pathophysiology and New Diagnostic Techniques 89Jonathan Cheetham17 Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Standing and Dynamic Endoscopic Examination 97Elizabeth Davidson18 Ultrasonography of the Horse with Suspected Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate 105Heather Chalmers19 Sternothyroideus Myotenectomy and Staphylectomy 109Jan Hawkins20 Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Laryngeal Tie-Forward 115Norm G. Ducharme21 Laser Palatoplasty 121Jan Hawkins22 Surgical Management of Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate in the Racehorse 125Patricia Hogan23 Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Evaluation of the Horse with Poor Performance Following Attempted Surgical Correction 131Norm G. Ducharme24 Treatment of Persistent Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate 135Norm G. DucharmeSection III Surgery of the Head 14125 Nasal Septum Removal 143David E. Freeman26 Surgical Treatment of Horses withWry Nose 157Jim Schumacher27 Choanal Atresia 167Jan Hawkins28 Frontonasal and Maxillary Sinusotomy Performed with the Horse Standing 171Jim Schumacher and Justin Perkins29 Frontonasal and Maxillary Sinusotomy Performed Under General Anesthesia 177Warren Beard30 Surgery of the Paranasal Sinuses: Surgical Removal of the Cheek Teeth and Management of Orosinus Fistulae 185Padraic M. DixonSection IV Surgery of the Soft Palate, Epiglottis, Arytenoid, and Trachea 19331 Surgical Repair of Cleft Palate 195Lloyd P. Tate, Jr32 Surgical Correction of Epiglottic Entrapment 207Michael W. Ross and Jan Hawkins33 Subepiglottic Cysts 223Eric J. Parente34 Laser Resection of the Aryepiglottic Folds 227Eric J. Parente35 Partial Arytenoidectomy with Mucosal Closure 231Eric J. Parente36 Partial Arytenoidectomy without Mucosal Closure 237Jan Hawkins37 Management of Guttural Pouch Tympanites 241Lloyd. P. Tate, Jr38 Treatment of Hemorrhage Associated with Guttural Pouch Mycosis 249Daniel F. Hogan39 Surgical Management of Temporohyoid Osteoarthropathy 255Norm G. Ducharme, Thomas J. Divers, and Nita Irby40 Surgery of the Trachea 261Lloyd P. Tate, Jr41 Permanent Tracheostomy in the Horse 271Peter C. RakestrawIndex 277

“Overall, this book is a useful reference that is thorough, accurate, and a quick read for any situation. I recommend it to veterinarians at all levels who have an interest in upper airway disorders of horses. Personally, I am pleased to own this book.”  (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 December 2015)