Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Esophageal stricture in horses - treatment options and outcomes
By Todhunter, R J et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1984·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Medical management of esophageal stricture in seven horses.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
In this study, seven horses developed narrow areas in their esophagus after having trouble swallowing. To help them, all the horses were given a soft diet, and one horse received food through a tube in its nose. They were also treated with pain relief medications. About a month after the injury, the narrow part of the esophagus was at its smallest, but then it started to get bigger again. By two months later, five of the horses were back to normal, while two others were put to sleep at their owners' request about two weeks after the injury.
Abstract
Esophageal strictures developed in 7 horses that were treated for esophageal obstruction. A soft diet was fed to all horses, with intermittent nasogastric tube feeding in one, and medication included nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Maximal reduction in esophageal lumen diameter was evident by 30 days following circumferential esophageal ulceration, after which lumen diameter increased rapidly. Five horses were clinically normal by 60 days after the esophageal injury. Two horses were euthanatized at the owner's request, 16 and 17 days after the original insult.
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