TRANSENDOSCOPIC CONTACT NEODYMIUM-YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET LASER TREATMENT OF TYMPANY OF THE AUDITORY TUBE DIVERTICULUM IN 2 FOALS

Authors
TETENS J TULLENERS EP ROSS MW ORSINI PG MARTIN BB
Citation
J. Tetens et al., TRANSENDOSCOPIC CONTACT NEODYMIUM-YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET LASER TREATMENT OF TYMPANY OF THE AUDITORY TUBE DIVERTICULUM IN 2 FOALS, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 204(12), 1994, pp. 1927-1929
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031488
Volume
204
Issue
12
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1927 - 1929
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1488(1994)204:12<1927:TCNAGL>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Tympany of the auditory tube diverticulum was treated in 2 Standardbre d foals by fenestrating the median septum, using an endoscopically pla ced Nd:YAG laser. Recurrence in 1 foal was treated by enlarging the fe nestration, using a modified Whitehouse approach, and the pharyngeal o pening of the auditory tube. Use of the Nd: YAG laser eliminates the r isk of inadvertent cranial nerve damage associated with incisions into the auditory tube diverticulum. The procedure can be performed with t he horse sedated or anesthetized. Clinical signs can recur in the fene stration heals closed or if the condition is bilateral rather than uni lateral.