Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with saliva and food coming from nostrils - what was done?
By Harrison, I W & Cartee, R E·Published in The Cornell veterinarian·1990·Department of Large Animal Surgery and Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Surgical correction of a traumatic esophageal diverticulum in a horse.
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- horse
Plain-English summary
A nine-year-old male horse was taken to the Auburn University Large Animal Clinic because he was leaking saliva and food from his nose. The veterinarians found that he had a condition called an esophageal diverticulum, which is a pouch that forms in the esophagus. They performed surgery to correct this issue. The details of the treatment were discussed in the study, but the outcome of the surgery was not specified.
Abstract
A nine-year-old gelding was presented to the Auburn University Large Animal Clinic with discharge of saliva and food material from both nostrils. A diagnosis of esophageal diverticulum was made; treatment is described.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2114253/