The study, "Treatment of epiglottic entrapment by transnasal axial division in standing sedated horses using a shielded hook bistoury" was published in the Jan. 2011 edition of Veterinary Surgery ...

Epiglottic entrapment is a less common cause of respiratory noise and exercise intolerance. In this condition, the aryepiglottic fold completely envelops the apex and lateral margins of the ...

"Respiratory disease is the second-leading cause of lost training in the Thoroughbred racehorse, second only to musculoskeletal injuries," said Jeff Blea, DVM, of the Southern California ...

We report severe airway obstruction and distress at birth, in a term newborn, caused by a congenital epiglottic cyst. A 3751 g female infant was born at 41 weeks to a 22-year-old mother following ...

Final blood cultures were negative. After incubation of the epiglottic swab specimen on 5% sheep blood agar plates at 37°C in 5% carbon dioxide, the predominant colonies found were large and beta ...

Figure 11 - Normal epiglottic tilt. From the following article. Radiographic evaluation of motility of mouth and pharynx. Bronwyn Jones. GI Motility online (2006) doi:10.1038/gimo25.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Pretreatment CT studies in 63 patients were reviewed. Minimum length of follow-up was 2 years. Local recurrence and treatment complications resulting in permanent loss of ...