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Surgical Repair of a Thoracic Meningocele in a Foal
Author(s) -
Hoogmoed Linda,
Yarbrough Tom B.,
Lecouteur Richard A.,
Hornof William J.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1999.00496.x
Subject(s) - medicine , foal , dissection (medical) , computed tomography , ligation , surgery , dorsum , thoracic cavity , radiology , anatomy , archaeology , history
A 6 week old American Paint filly was admitted for evaluation of a dorsal thoracic mass suspected to be a meningocele. The diagnosis was confirmed by plain and contrast enhanced computed tomography. Surgical repair was performed by dissection of the base of the meningocele followed by ligation. No postoperative complications occurred. Contrast enhanced computed tomography was useful to confirm the diagnosis of meningocele and rule out a meningomyelocele.