Six years of transendoscopic Nd:YAG application in large animals

Lloyd P. Tate V.D.M.; Mardi Glasser

doi:10.1117/12.44008

1 May 1991 Six years of transendoscopic Nd:YAG application in large animals

Lloyd P. Tate V.D.M., Mardi Glasser

Proceedings Volume 1424, Lasers in Orthopedic, Dental, and Veterinary Medicine; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44008
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Noncontact transendoscopic application of a high-powered Nd:YAG laser was used over six years to treat partial upper respiratory obstruction in 112 large animal cases. Laser irradiation was applied to the standing animal, which has developed into a successful alternative to surgical intervention under general anesthesia for treatment of entrapment of the epiglottis and various nasal pharyngeal masses. Treatment of laryngeal hemiplegia and bleeding disorders of the gutteral pouch were treated by a combined therapy consisting of a surgical approach under anesthesia followed by laser irradiation.

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Lloyd P. Tate V.D.M. and Mardi Glasser "Six years of transendoscopic Nd:YAG application in large animals", Proc. SPIE 1424, Lasers in Orthopedic, Dental, and Veterinary Medicine, (1 May 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44008

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