Tate L P, Blikslager A T, Little E D
Department of Food Animal and Equine Medicine, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh 27606, USA.
Vet Surg. 1995 Sep-Oct;24(5):367-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1995.tb01345.x.
Guttural pouch tympanites was diagnosed in eight foals with respiratory stridor and tympanic swelling in the parotid region. Three foals were treated by transendoscopic neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser fenestration of the median septum between the guttural pouches. One foal died of pneumonia, and the other two foals recovered completely, although the fenestration later closed in one foal. Five foals were treated by creating a salpingopharyngeal fistula using transendoscopic laser irradiation; complete resolution of the tympanites occurred. Transendoscopic laser surgery in standing foals may be a reasonable alternative to conventional surgery and general anesthesia for correction of guttural pouch tympanites.
八匹患有呼吸性喘鸣和腮腺区域鼓胀的马驹被诊断为咽鼓管鼓室炎。三匹马驹接受了经内镜钕钇铝石榴石（Nd:YAG）激光在咽鼓管之间的正中隔开窗术治疗。一匹马驹死于肺炎，另外两匹马驹完全康复，尽管其中一匹马驹的开窗后来闭合了。五匹马驹接受了经内镜激光照射建立咽鼓管咽瘘的治疗；鼓室炎完全消退。对于站立马驹的经内镜激光手术可能是矫正咽鼓管鼓室炎的传统手术和全身麻醉的合理替代方法。
