Balloon dilation to treat oesophageal strictures in five foals | Zendy

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Balloon dilation to treat oesophageal strictures in five foals

Author(s) -

Chidlow H. B.,

Robbins E. G.,

Slovis N. M.

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

equine veterinary education

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2042-3292

pISSN - 0957-7734

DOI - 10.1111/eve.12538

Subject(s) - medicine , dysphagia , balloon dilation , endoscopy , surgery , balloon , balloon dilatation , constriction , weight loss , obesity

Summary Oesophageal stricture is a rare disorder in foals. The following manuscript describes the successful treatment of oesophageal strictures with balloon dilation in 5 foals aged 3 weeks to 4 months. Three of the foals presented due to recurrent oesophageal obstruction, one due to dysphagia, and one due to weight loss, pytalism and bruxism. The strictures were diagnosed via endoscopy. In 2 cases, the use of intraoesophageal corticosteroid injection was performed to reduce the incidence of oesophageal stricture reoccurrence. In all cases, a satisfactory outcome with resolution of clinical signs was achieved.

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