title: Surgical treatment of extensive chondroid formation in the guttural pouch of a Warmblood horse.
abstract: A Warmblood horse presented with a purulent nasal discharge that had failed to respond to antibiotic therapy. Radiography and endoscopy confirmed a large number of chondroid masses (over 200) in the left guttural pouch. Despite the large number of chondroids present, there was no external swelling evident. The masses were surgically removed via a hyovertebrotomy approach that provided excellent exposure, and no postoperative complications were encountered. Long term follow-up (3 years) confirmed a successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Redlands Veterinary Clinic 433 Boundary Rd Thornlands, QLD. 4164.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Schaaf
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Kannegieter
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lovell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage; D020219:Chondrogenesis; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome