Laser Surgery in the Nasopharynx

Dr. Barak Amram — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:29:10 +0000

Laser surgery is practiced today in more and more equine hospitals for it’s unique advantages over conventional surgery.

Laser surgery is also incorporated with endoscopy and allows to reach inaccessible areas as the nasal cavities and the nasopharynx.

The use of laser allows better healing, faster recovery and a less painful procedure inra-operatively and in the post-operative period.

Laser surgery ablates (vaporize) tissue into smoke and steam. There is less bleeding inra-operatively and post-operatively due to the heat produced by the laser beam.

Laser technology was especially warranted for this 30 yo mare that has been suffering form bilateral tumor growths in the frontal nasal cavities which have been obstructing air flow and causing abnormal turbulence in the nasal cavity, not allowing her to ventilate her lungs adequately.

This procedure has earned her more precious time with her owner.

Chondroma of the Arytenoids

Dr. Barak Amram — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:30:56 +0000

Chondromas on the medial surface of the arytenoids are not a very common finding in upper respiratory syndromes found in horses. They can be caused by abnormal turbulence in the upper airway for passage of air and subsequently cause poor performance in horses.
It is usually secondary to another pathology in the upper airway (like the DDSP) that cause turbulence of air between the arytenoids and stimulate the cartilage to grow abnormally.

The optimal treatment is using laser technology because it causes tissue to evaporate and allows a lower percentage of granulation tissue to fill the lesion.

This horse had an ulcer on the soft palate that was displaced as well (DDSP). The ulcer was due to the permanent displacement of the soft palate and the abnormal air flow on the tip of the palate.

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Laser Surgery in the Nasopharynx

Chondroma of the Arytenoids