| Autor: |
Amber L. Labelle, D. A. Wilkie, A. G. Metzler |
| Rok vydání: |
2011 |
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| Zdroj: |
Equine Veterinary Journal. 43:42-45 |
| ISSN: |
0425-1644 |
| DOI: |
10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00486.x |
| Popis: |
Summary Reasons for performing study: Neoplasia, for which surgical excision is a frequent treatment, is the most common disease of the equine nictitating membrane. There is little long-term follow-up information available to the practitioner regarding the long-term effects of nictitating membrane excision on ocular health. No information is available to compare recurrence of primary neoplasia of the nictitating membrane after excision with local or general anaesthesia. Objectives: To evaluate the long-term complications of nictitating membrane resection in horses; recurrence of neoplasia of the nictitating membrane when nictitating membrane resection is performed under local vs. general anaesthesia and if the method of anaesthesia used to permit resection of the affected membrane influences the recurrence of neoplasia of the nictitating membrane after complete nictitating membrane resection. Methods: Records of 26 horses receiving resection of the nictitating membrane for primary neoplasia of the nictitating membrane 1999–2009 were reviewed. Clinical examination findings, surgical procedure, anaesthesia type, histopathological findings and details of adjunctive treatment were recorded. Owners were contacted via telephone regarding post operative outcomes. Data were analysed using a Fisher's exact test (P |
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