Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Transendoscopic contact neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet laser excision of tracheal lesions in two horses.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1991
- Authors:
- Charlton, C & Tulleners, E
- Affiliation:
- Department of Clinical Studies
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
Two male racehorses, one a Standardbred and the other a Thoroughbred, were treated for growths in their trachea, which is the windpipe. A special laser was used to remove a nonhealing sore and a mass from their tracheas. Both horses healed well after the procedure, and the growths did not come back.
Abstract
Two male racehorses (1 Standardbred, 1 Thoroughbred) were examined because of intraluminal cervical tracheal lesions, located 60 to 70 cm from the nares. A contact neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet laser with a chisel probe attached to the fiber end was used to transendoscopically debride a nonhealing tracheal ulcer and to excise a pyogranulomatous mass. In both horses, the surgical sites healed quickly and the lesions did not redevelop.
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