Reconstruction of the jugular vein in horses with post thrombophlebitis stenosis using saphenous vein graft.
A surgical technique is described in which a saphenous vein graft is used to reconstruct the jugular vein in horses with facial oedema due to post thrombophlebitic stenosis of the jugular vein. The saphenous vein was harvested from the contralateral limb and implanted in the occluded vein by 2 side-to-end anastomoses. Intra- and post operatively anticoagulative medication was administered. In 2 out of 3 patients the reconstruction resulted in a permanent patent graft and resolution of the facial oedema. In one patient the graft thrombosed.
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of General and Large Animal Surgery, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
van Swieten
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D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000502:physiology; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010653:Phenylbutazone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000662:veterinary
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000925:Anticoagulants; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine; D000667:Ampicillin; D006493:Heparin; D010653:Phenylbutazone