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Bilateral laryngeal paralysis following a ventral slot surgery in a dog
Author(s) -
Rodriguez Alfonso,
Beltran Elsa,
SanchisMora Sandra,
Palacios Carolina
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2020-001109
Subject(s) - medicine , paralysis , surgery , laryngeal paralysis , decompression , myelopathy , intensive care unit , vocal cord paralysis , anesthesia , spinal cord , intensive care medicine , psychiatry
An English springer spaniel developed laryngeal paralysis immediately after a ventral slot decompression surgery to treat an intervertebral disc extrusion that was causing a C1–T2 myelopathy with cervical hyperaesthesia. Postsurgical stabilisation in the intensive care unit is described. This included mechanical ventilation, tracheostomy tube placement and care, and laryngeal tie‐back surgery aftercare. Common complications after ventral slot decompression include pain, severe haemorrhage and deterioration in the neurological status. Laryngeal paralysis has not yet been reported in dogs after a ventral slot.