Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgical repair of an oesophageal stricture and prestenotic dilatation in a horse.
- Journal:
- Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde
- Year:
- 2009
- Authors:
- Voermans, M et al.
- Affiliation:
- DAP Bodegraven sv
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A horse with a history of neck injury and repeated trouble swallowing was found to have a narrowing and swelling in its esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach). After trying other treatments that didn’t work, the veterinarians decided to perform surgery to fix the problem. They removed some muscle and tightened the area to help with both the swelling and the narrowing. Eight weeks after the surgery, the horse was doing well and eating normally, but unfortunately, it did have another episode of trouble swallowing about 14 months later.
Abstract
Prestenotic oesophageal dilatation and stricture were diagnosed in a horse with a history of trauma in the cervical area and recurrent oesophageal obstruction. The diagnosis was established on the basis of the clinical examination, endoscopy, and positive contrast oesophagography. Conservative treatment was unsuccessful and surgical intervention was necessary. Oesophageal myectomy combined with myoplasty was performed, simultaneously relieving the dilatation and the stricture. No abnormalities were detected 8 weeks after surgery. The horse was on a normal diet and oesophageal obstruction did recur in the subsequent 14 months.
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