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Review Article
Laryngeal paralysis in dogs: An update on recent knowledge
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 84, No 1 | a909 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v84i1.909
| © 2013 Adriaan M. Kitshoff, Bart Van Goethem, Ludo Stegen, Peter Vandekerckhov, Hilde de Rooster
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 July 2012 | Published: 05 April 2013
Submitted: 24 July 2012 | Published: 05 April 2013
About the author(s)
Adriaan M. Kitshoff, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Clinical Biology, University of Ghent, BelgiumBart Van Goethem, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Clinical Biology, University of Ghent, Belgium
Ludo Stegen, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Clinical Biology, University of Ghent, Belgium
Peter Vandekerckhov, Veterinary Centre Malpertuus, Heusden, Ghent, Belgium
Hilde de Rooster, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Clinical Biology, University of Ghent, Belgium
Abstract
Laryngeal paralysis is the effect of an inability to abduct the arytenoid cartilages duringinspiration, resulting in respiratory signs consistent with partial airway obstruction. Theaetiology of the disease can be congenital (hereditary laryngeal paralysis or congenitalpolyneuropathy), or acquired (trauma, neoplasia, polyneuropathy, endocrinopathy). Themost common form of acquired laryngeal paralysis (LP) is typically seen in old, large breeddogs and is a clinical manifestation of a generalised peripheral polyneuropathy recentlyreferred to as geriatric onset laryngeal paralysis polyneuropathy. Diagnosing LP based onclinical signs, breed and history has a very high sensitivity (90%) and can be confirmed bylaryngeal inspection. Prognosis after surgical correction depends on the aetiology: traumaticcases have a good prognosis, whereas tumour-induced or polyneuropathy-induced LP has aguarded prognosis. Acquired idiopathic LP is a slow progressive disease, with dogs reachingmedian survival times of 3–5 years after surgical correction.
Keywords
Laryngeal; paralysis; dog
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