Equine Endoscopy and Arthroscopy for the Equine Practitioner

Sameeh Abutarbush, James Carmalt

...a practical guide aimed at veterinarians working within predominantly equine practice... also a useful guide and reference point for students and recent graduates... clearly laid out... an easily accessable and highly practical book... concise and bullet-pointed making it easy to read and digest... an easy to read, very informative text... presents arthroscopy in an interesting and readable way and is a useful pictorial guide for students or veterinarians studying orthopaedics and arthroscopy... a practical and informative addition to keep alongside the endoscope while working out and about.–Kat Bunker MRCVS, Equine Health, 01-Aug-2012

• Section 1 Endoscopy Equipment, Use and MaintenanceGeneral Principles 3 Some Helpful Hints 3 Section 2 Endoscopy of the Nasal PassagesAnatomy 12 Clinical Signs of Nasal Passage Disease 12 Endoscopic Technique 13 Diseases of the Nasal Passages 15 Rhinitis 15 Nasal Septum Deviation / Inflammation 16 Ethmoid Hematoma 17 Fungal Infection of the Ethmoid Labyrinth 18Neoplastic Masses 18 Miscellaneous Diseases 19Section 3 Endoscopy of the Paranasal SinusesAnatomy 22Endoscopic Technique 25 Endoscopic Anatomy 26 Diseases of the Sinuses 27 Primary and Secondary Sinusitis 27 Neoplasia 28Ethmoid Hematoma 28Paranasal Sinus Cyst 28 Fractures and Trauma 29 Section 4 Endoscopy of the Guttural PouchAnatomy 34 The Medial Compartment 34The Lateral Compartment 35 Endoscopic Technique 35 Entry into the Pouches (using a biopsy stylette) 36 Entry into the Pouches (using an artificialinsemination pipette) 37 Diseases of the Guttural Pouch 40 Tympany 40 Mycosis 42 Empyema 46 Temporohyoid Osteoarthropathy 49Inflammation of the Guttural Pouch 51 Rupture of the Ventral StraightMuscles of the Neck 52 Melanomatosis 52Neoplasia 52 Cysts 53Foreign Bodies 53 Section 5 Endoscopy of the NasopharynxAnatomy 56 Diseases of the Nasopharynx 56 Lymphoid Hyperplasia 56 Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate (DDSP) 58 Cleft Palate 60Rostral Displacement of the Palatopharyngeal Arch 62 Collapse of the Dorsal Nasopharynx 62Choanal Atresia 63 Nasopharyngeal Cicatrix 66 Nasopharyngeal Masses 67 Section 6 Endoscopy of the Larynx Anatomy 70Endoscopic Technique 71 Diseases of the Larynx 72 Aryepiglottic Fold Entrapment 72 Axial Deviation of the Aryepiglo