Guttural Pouch Disease Flashcards
Causes of Guttural Pouch Tympany
Unknown
Upper airway infection
Persistent coughing
Muscle dysfunction
What are the clinical signs of Guttural Pouch Tympany?
Foals Nonpainful Dyspnea Dysphagia Inhalation pneumonia Secondary empyema
What is the treatment for Guttural Pouch Tympany?
Needle Aspiration
Indwelling catheter
Surgery
What are the approaches to the guttural pouch?
Hyovertebrotomy
Viborg’s Triangle
Whitehouse
Modified Whitehouse
Describe Viborg’s Triangle
Sternomandibular muscle
Lingofacial vein
Caudal border of vertical ramus of the mandible
What causes Empyema?
Upper respiratory tract infection
Abscessation retropharyngeal lnn
Fracture of stylohyoid bone
Clinical signs of Empyema
Nasal discharge
How do you Diagnose Empyema?
Endoscopy
Radiology
How do you treat Empyema?
Indwelling catheter
Surgery
Clinical signs of Guttural Pouch Mycosis
Epistaxis on expiration
Dysphagia
Damage to the pharyngeal branches of vagus and glossopharyngeal nerve
Recurrent laryngeal hemiplegia
How do you diagnose Guttural pouch mycosis?
Endoscopy
How do you treat Guttural pouch mycosis?
Blood transfusion
IV fluids
Carotid angiogram
Arterial ligation with balloon catheter occlusion
Catheter
Flush guttural pouch with horse in dorsal recumbency
What is a complication of treating Guttural pouch mycosis arterial ligation?
Blindness in both eyes
