Nd:YAG photovaporization of residual equine guttural-pouch mycotic lesions after internal carotid occlusion

Lloyd P. Tate V.D.M.; R. A. Tudor; Edwina D. E. Little

doi:10.1117/12.312313

1 July 1998 Nd:YAG photovaporization of residual equine guttural-pouch mycotic lesions after internal carotid occlusion

Lloyd P. Tate V.D.M., R. A. Tudor, Edwina D. E. Little

Proceedings Volume 3245, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VIII; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.312313
Event: BiOS '98 International Biomedical Optics Symposium, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Hospital records reviewed over a 12-year period determined that 6 horses had been presented for guttural pouch mycosis. All had a history of epistaxis and several had accompanying neurologic signs, including dysphagia. Initially, conformation of the disease was obtained by radiographic and endoscopic examinations. Surgical treatment was directed at controlling and preventing additional hemorrhage by occluding the arterial source of the hemorrhage. Direct treatment of the mycotic plaque present within the guttural pouch was conducted using transendoscopic technique to direct irradiation from the Nd:YAG laser. The protocol described for the laser application was successful in resolving the lesions and was less complicated and stressful than previously reported topically applied chemical protocols.

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Lloyd P. Tate V.D.M., R. A. Tudor, and Edwina D. E. Little "Nd:YAG photovaporization of residual equine guttural-pouch mycotic lesions after internal carotid occlusion", Proc. SPIE 3245, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VIII, (1 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.312313

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