Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Small Animal Surgery, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, 1008 West Hazelwood Drive, Urbana, IL 61802, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2024 Jul;54(4):615-636. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2024.02.002. Epub 2024 Mar 23.
This article discusses the laser-assisted turbinectomy (LATE) procedure and indications for its performance in dogs suffering from brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS). The article summarizes landmark works that reported, for the first time, endoscopic-assisted identification and treatment of structures within the brachycephalic nose that contribute to intranasal obstruction and resistance to breathing, specifically hypertrophic and aberrant nasal turbinates. Brachycephaly is discussed in the context of how these aberrations form and how definitive treatments such as LATE and adjunctive treatments such as ala vestibuloplasty, folded flap palatoplasty, and others may ameliorate the negative effects and improve patient outcomes associated with aberrant intranasal conchal configurations.
本文讨论了激光辅助涡轮切除术（LATE）的程序及其在患有短头畸形阻塞性气道综合征（BOAS）的犬中的应用指征。本文总结了首次报道的通过内镜辅助识别和治疗导致鼻腔内阻塞和呼吸困难的短头鼻内结构的标志性工作，特别是鼻甲肥大和异常。本文还讨论了短头畸形是如何形成的，以及像 LATE 这样的根治性治疗和像前庭成形术、折叠瓣腭裂修补术等辅助治疗如何改善异常鼻甲骨结构相关的负面影响并改善患者的预后。
