Surgical repair of a thoracic meningocele in a foal.
A 6 week old American Paint filly was admitted for evaluation of a dorsal thoracic mass suspected to be a meningocele. The diagnosis was confirmed by plain and contrast enhanced computed tomography. Surgical repair was performed by dissection of the base of the meningocele followed by ligation. No postoperative complications occurred. Contrast enhanced computed tomography was useful to confirm the diagnosis of meningocele and rule out a meningomyelocele.
van Hoogmoed
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Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, 95616, USA.
Yarbrough
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Lecouteur
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Hornof
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D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D008588:Meningocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed