Cyst of the Guttural Pouch in a Foal: A Case Report.

Autor: Bandera L; Unit of Equine Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Teramo, Piano d'Accio Teramo, Italy., Celani G; Unit of Equine Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Teramo, Piano d'Accio Teramo, Italy., Straticò P; Unit of Equine Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Teramo, Piano d'Accio Teramo, Italy. Electronic address: pstratico@unite.it., Mascioni A; Via Cappelletta Giustiniana 93, Rome, Italy., Albanese V; Tierärztliches Kompetenzzentrum für Pferde Großwallstadt, Altano, GmbH, Großwallstadt, Germany., Petrizzi L; Unit of Equine Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Teramo, Piano d'Accio Teramo, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of equine veterinary science [J Equine Vet Sci] 2023 Nov; Vol. 130, pp. 104914. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 12.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104914
Abstrakt: Although cysts can occur anywhere in the equine upper airway, cysts of the guttural pouch are rare. The purpose of this report is to describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic procedure, and surgical treatment of a guttural pouch cyst in a 16-day-old Warmblood foal presenting with dysphagia. Endoscopic examination revealed a cyst protruding into the pharyngeal vault which was causing dysfunction of the pharynx and subsequent dysphagia. Surgical drainage in the pharynx was established by a transendoscopic fenestration of the cyst using a diode laser. The foal presented resolution of dysphagia and no recurrence 12 months following treatment. Foals with persistent dysphagia should receive a through endoscopic examination of the upper airways including the guttural pouches. In this case, the diagnosis and the surgical treatment of a guttural pouch canal cyst were successfully performed using a minimally invasive endoscopic approach.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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