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Surgical treatment of extensive chondroid formation in the guttural pouch of a Warmblood horse
Author(s) -
SCHAAF KL,
KANNEGIETER NJ,
LOVELL DK
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2006.00017.x
Subject(s) - warmblood , horse , medicine , endoscopy , surgery , radiography , pouch , anatomy , biology , paleontology
A Warmblood horse presented with a purulent nasal discharge that had failed to respond to antibiotic therapy. Radiography and endoscopy confirmed a large number of chondroid masses (over 200) in the left guttural pouch. Despite the large number of chondroids present, there was no external swelling evident. The masses were surgically removed via a hyovertebrotomy approach that provided excellent exposure, and no postoperative complications were encountered. Long term follow‐up (3 years) confirmed a successful outcome.