ABSTRACT
Primary paranasal sinusitis, complicated by inspissated purulent exudate in a ventral conchal sinus, was diagnosed in 3 horses. Partial nasal obstruction, caused by axial deviation of the ventral concha, was detected endoscopically in 2 of the horses. A mass, dorsal to the maxillary molars, was detected via a lateral radiographic view of the skull of 3 horses and on the dorsoventral view of 1 of the horses. Inspissated purulent exudate was removed from the ventral conchal sinus of the horses via trephination of the conchofrontal sinus and penetration of the caudal wall of the ventral conchal sinus. The procedure was performed with the horses standing and sedated.
Subject(s)
Horse Diseases/surgery , Paranasal Sinuses/surgery , Sinusitis/veterinary , Animals , Corynebacterium Infections/drug therapy , Corynebacterium Infections/surgery , Corynebacterium Infections/veterinary , Endoscopy/veterinary , Horse Diseases/drug therapy , Horses , Male , Penicillin G Procaine/therapeutic use , Sinusitis/drug therapy , Sinusitis/surgery , Streptococcal Infections/drug therapy , Streptococcal Infections/surgery , Streptococcal Infections/veterinary , Therapeutic Irrigation/veterinary , Trephining/veterinaryABSTRACT
Two mares developed segmental ischemic necrosis of the small intestine after parturition. In one mare, the mesentery of the small intestine apparently tore during parturition, after which necrosis developed in a 52-cm segment of the distal portion of jejunum. In the other mare, a 52-cm segment of the proximal portion of ileum tore during parturition. Three weeks later, a 40-cm segment of the distal portion of jejunum became incarcerated in the mesenteric rent and twisted 360 degrees on its mesentery. Both mares recovered after resection of affected intestine and are functioning as broodmares.
Subject(s)
Abdominal Pain/veterinary , Horse Diseases/pathology , Ischemia/veterinary , Jejunum/blood supply , Puerperal Disorders/veterinary , Abdominal Pain/etiology , Animals , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Horse Diseases/surgery , Horses , Ileum/injuries , Ischemia/pathology , Ischemia/surgery , Jejunum/pathology , Jejunum/surgery , Mesentery/injuries , Necrosis , Puerperal Disorders/pathology , Puerperal Disorders/surgery , RuptureABSTRACT
An intrathoracic esophageal pulsion diverticulum causing repeated episodes of esophageal obstruction in a Morgan weanling colt was diagnosed by endoscopy, positive contrast radiography, and pleuroscopy. Surgical excision of the diverticulum alleviated clinical signs, and the horse was able to resume a normal diet by day 6. After 9 months the colt remains asymptomatic.
