Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Use of a neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser to remove exuberant granulation tissue from the esophagus of a horse.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 2002
- Authors:
- Erkert, Ronald S et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences · United States
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old Quarter Horse mare was having trouble swallowing because of a growth in her esophagus. After a thorough examination, veterinarians found that the growth was made up of excessive scar tissue and inflammation, but it wasn't cancerous. They used a special laser to remove the mass through a tube inserted into her esophagus. Two weeks later, the growth was gone, and her esophagus looked healthy. Six months after the treatment, there had been no signs of the growth returning, showing that the laser treatment worked well.
Abstract
Use of a neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser to remove exuberant granulation tissue from the esophagus of a horse A 4-year-old Quarter Horse mare was evaluated because of recurrent esophageal obstruction. Endoscopic examination revealed a proliferative mass in the esophagus approximately 55 cm aborad to the nares. Histologic examination of biopsy specimens revealed diffuse suppurative esophagitis and granulation tissue with no evidence of neoplasia. The mass was excisedand ablated transendoscopically with a neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser. During a follow-up examination 2 weeks after the final laser procedure, the mass was no longer apparent, and the esophagus appeared healed. Six months after the final examination, there had been no recurrence of the mass. In this horse, transendoscopic laser excision was efficacious and avoided problems associated with an esophagotomy.
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