[Surgical treatment of an obliterating thrombosis of the jugular vein in a horse. Use of synthetic vessel prosthesis].
A 6-year-old trotter gelding presented with exercise intolerance and swelling of the left side of the head during exercise and grazing. The complaints were caused by a complete thrombosis of the left jugular vein. In this case report a surgical approach is described in which a bypass was created with a synthetic vascular graft. After treatment the horse was capable of racing at his former level. The patency of the synthetic graft was 11 months.
Wiemer
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Ziekenhuis Rivierenland te Tiel afdeling heelkunde/vaatchirurgie.
Ugahary
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D000818:Animals; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D012008:Recurrence; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
Chirurgische behandeling van een oblitererende trombose van de vena jugularis van een paard. Gebruik van een synthetische vaatprothese.