title: Reconstruction of the parotid duct in a horse using an interposition polytetrafluoroethylene tube graft.
abstract: A Thoroughbred gelding was referred for treatment of a parotid duct fistula. This had developed after the referring veterinarian had excised a portion of the duct, and ligated the proximal end, as a means of treating a recurring sialocoele. This report describes the successful surgical reconstruction of the excised 15 cm portion of the parotid duct using an interposition polytetrafluoroethylene tube graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Kannegieter
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ecke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000662:veterinary*; D012467:Salivary Gland Fistula / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene