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Mare with infertility and uterine mass - diagnosis and surgery

By Berezowski, Christopher·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2002·Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Canada·View original on PubMed

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Original publication title: Diagnosis of a uterine leiomyoma using hysteroscopy and a partial ovariohysterectomy in a mare.

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horse

Plain-English summary

A 14-year-old quarter horse mare was struggling with infertility for two years and had a mass in her right uterine horn. After using ultrasound and a special camera procedure called hysteroscopy to examine the mass, the veterinarian decided surgery was necessary. They performed a partial ovariohysterectomy (removing part of the uterus and ovaries), and the mass was found to be a uterine leiomyoma (a type of tumor). This procedure helped address her infertility issue.

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Abstract

A 14-year-old quarter horse mare had a 2-year history of infertility and the presence of a mass in the right uterine horn. Prior to surgery, the mass was determined to be invasive by using ultrasonography and hysteroscopy. A partial ovariohysterectomy was performed. The mass was diagnosed histologically as a uterine leiomyoma.

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Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12561692/