Dynamic Scope Now Available at SEH

We are pleased to announce that overground dynamic endoscopy is now available at Scone Equine Hospital.

Our new endoscopy unit by Optomed DRS ® (Dynamic Respiratory Scope) is easy to fit to the horse, provides a stable high quality image and allows examinations to be carried out under natural training conditions. A little about the benefits of dynamic endoscopy in the equine athlete;

Due to the dynamic nature of the upper airway of the horse, examination during exercise has been the gold standard for airway evaluations. This has been limited to high-speed treadmill examinations for many years and often suboptimal in simulating head carriage and collection induced airway obstructions in the sport horse.

The endoscope attaches to the bridle of the horse and the recording box to a saddle pad that fits nicely with a saddle in place or under a racing harness, allowing the horse to work with its own tack in place. A hand-held monitor allows the exam to be viewed during exercise and a recording is made for further evaluation in slow motion to identify subtle abnormalities.

Potential upper airway abnormalities that can be diagnosed more accurately with greater sensitivity using overground examination are listed below:

• Vocal cord collapse
• Axial deviation of the aryepiglottic folds
• Rostral displacement of the palatopharyngeal arch
• Dorsal/lateral nasopharyngeal collapse
• Epiglottic retroversion
• Collapse/luxation of the apex of the corniculate process
• Rostral palatal instability/Rostral pharyngeal collapse
• Palatal Instability
• Dorsal displacement of the soft palate
• Recurrent laryngeal neuropathy
• Tracheal collapse
• The examination starts by placing the endoscope with the horse standing allowing standard static examination to be performed first, so detection of the below abnormalities is also achieved, thus offering an all-inclusive examination.
• Nasal passage mass
• Subepiglottic or palatal mass (granuloma, neoplasm, cyst)
• Epiglottic hypoplasia, flaccidity, deformity
• Lymphoid hyperplasia
• Epiglottic entrapment
• Arytnoid chrondropathy
• EIPH (Exercised Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage)

To watch how simple and easy a Dynamic Scope Examination is, watch our video:

For further information or to make a booking, please call the clinic on 02 6545 1333.