Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Blocked salivary duct treated in 7-month-old Quarter Horse colt
By Talley, M R et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1990·Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Congenital atresia of the parotid salivary duct in a 7-month-old quarter horse colt.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-month-old Quarter Horse colt was brought in because of a swollen, twisted vessel on the side of its head that had been present since birth. The vet suspected a problem with the salivary duct, and tests confirmed it was blocked. Although surgery to fix the duct didn't work due to scarring, a different treatment using chemicals to shrink the salivary gland successfully resolved the issue. The colt had a great cosmetic result, and there were no noticeable problems from losing the gland.
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Abstract
A 7-month-old Quarter Horse colt was examined because it had had a tortuous, distended vessel on the side of its head since birth. An abnormality of the parotid salivary duct was suspected on the basis of location and course of the vessel. Atresia of the duct near the parotid papilla was diagnosed by use of contrast sialography. Surgical transpositioning was attempted, but failed because of stricture formation. Chemical ablation of the salivary gland has been used to treat traumatic rupture of the duct. It proved to be an effective and practical method of resolving the problem in this case. Cosmetic outcome was excellent, and functional problems associated with loss of the gland were not observed.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2276964/