Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Foal with collapsed trachea after injury - surgery helped
By Robertson, J T & Spurlock, G H·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1986·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Tracheal reconstruction in a foal.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 6-month-old Standardbred foal was brought in for surgery to fix a problem with its windpipe, which had been damaged when four rings in the trachea were cut at 2 months old. This injury caused the windpipe to collapse when the foal got excited or exercised. During the surgery, the veterinarians reshaped the damaged rings and secured them with special plastic supports. After the surgery, the foal was able to race successfully.
Abstract
A 6-month-old Standardbred foal was admitted for repair of an acquired tracheal deformity. At 2 months of age, 4 midcervical tracheal rings had been transected and, as a result, that portion of the trachea would collapse when the foal became excited or was exercising. At surgery, partial chondrotomies allowed remodeling of the deformed rings, which were then anchored to 2 partially encircling, polypropylene prostheses. After surgical repair, the horse raced successfully.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3744993/