Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ballistic shock wave lithotripsy in an 18-year-old thoroughbred gelding.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 1999
- Authors:
- Koenig, J et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Clinical Studies · Canada
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
An 18-year-old thoroughbred gelding had a large bladder stone, measuring 8 centimeters across. Instead of a traditional surgery that would require a long recovery and limited exercise, the veterinarians used a method called ballistic shock wave lithotripsy to break up the stone. They also flushed out the smaller pieces while the horse was standing and under epidural anesthesia, which numbs the lower body. The horse recovered without any complications.
Abstract
Prolonged postoperative recuperation time and restricted exercise were circumvented by using ballistic shock wave lithotripsy to break up an 8-cm diameter vesical calculus and by flushing out the sand-like residue under epidural anesthesia with the horse standing. Recovery was uneventful.
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