Transendoscopic, laser-assisted ventriculocordectomy for treatment of left laryngeal hemiplegia in horses: 22 cases (1999-2005)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 231, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1868-1872

  Henderson, Cortney E ^a,b   Sullins, Kenneth E ^a   Brown, Jennifer A ^a  

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

^b Harris Equine Hospital Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPLEGIA; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ANIMALS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMIPLEGIA; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LARYNX; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; VOCAL CORDS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 38049166214     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.231.12.1868     Document Type: Article

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