Effects of unilateral laser-assisted ventriculocordectomy in horses with laryngeal hemiplegia

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 491-496

  Robinson, P ^a   Derksen, F J ^a   Stick, J A ^a   Sullins, K E ^b   DeTolve, P G ^a   Robinson, N E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Horse; Laryngeal hemiplegia; Laser surgery; Saccule; Ventricle

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LARYNGECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LARYNGECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; VOCAL CORDS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33751252551     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 04251644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516406X154813     Document Type: Article

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