Harrison I W, Raker C W
Section of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square 19348.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1988 Nov 15;193(10):1299-302.
Review of medical records of 78 horses admitted to the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals with dorsal displacement of the soft palate revealed 94% of these horses to have evidence of an intermittent abnormal "gurgling" respiratory noise at the time of exercise. Sternothyrohyoideus myectomy was used as a primary treatment for 17 of these horses, with a success rate of 58%. Anatomic dissection of 30 horses indicated that the midcervical region is the optimal site for sternothyrohyoideus myectomy to alleviate dorsal displacement of the soft palate.
