Retrospective analysis of 50 cases of guttural pouch tympany in foals.
Abstract: Between 1994 and 2001, guttural pouch tympany was diagnosed in 51 foals; there were approximately three times as many fillies as colts, of Arabian, different German warmblood breeds and Western horse breeds. There were significantly more Arabian and paint horse foals than expected in comparison with the breed distribution of the foals hospitalised at the Clinic for Horses. The foals' breed and sex did not influence the age of onset, the type and severity of the clinical signs or the recurrence rate. A surgical laser technique was used on 50 of the foals; in 35 cases only one surgical treatment was necessary, in seven cases a second operation was required during the foal's initial period of hospitalisation, and in eight cases a second operation was performed during a second period of hospitalisation. Long-term follow-up information was obtained for 44 of the 50 treated horses; 24 of them were under two years of age and 20 were over two years of age. In six horses, no follow-up information was available. Four horses were euthanased for reasons unrelated to the condition or its treatment. The horses over two years of age were in training or were being used for competitions in dressage or jumping or for breeding purposes, and in only one of them was an adventitious respiratory noise reported. All the horses up to two years of age were reported to be healthy.
Publication Date: 2004-03-20 PubMed ID: 15029964DOI: 10.1136/vr.154.9.261Google Scholar: Lookup
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The research article presents a retrospective analysis of 50 cases of a medical condition in horses known as guttural pouch tympany. The study spans from 1994 to 2001, and it explores the impact of the breed and sex of the horse on the onset, symptoms, and recurrence of the condition. It also assesses the efficacy of a surgical laser treatment on these cases.
Study Sample and Diagnosis
- The study involved 51 foals, among which fillies outnumbered colts by approximately three times.
- The subjects comprised Arabian, different German warmblood breeds, and Western horse breeds.
- The study identified a significantly higher rate of guttural pouch tympany in Arabian and paint horse foals than expected when compared with the breed distribution of foals hospitalised at the Clinic for Horses.
Evaluation of Influence of Breed and Sex
- The research indicated that the breed or sex of the foals did not affect the age of onset of the condition.
- Similarly, these characteristics had no significant impact on the type and severity of the clinical signs or the recurrence rate of the condition.
Treatment and Follow-up
- A surgical laser technique was utilised for the treatment of 50 of the foals in the study.
- Out of these, 35 foals required only one surgical treatment while seven required a second operation during their initial hospitalisation period.
- Another eight foals required a second operation during a subsequent hospitalisation period.
- Long-term follow-up information was available for 44 out of the 50 treated foals, with 24 of them being under two years old and 20 being above two years old.
- No follow-up information was available for six of the horses.
Post-Treatment Results
- Four of the treated foals were euthanised for reasons not associated with the guttural pouch tympany or its treatment.
- The majority of the treated foals (over two years old) were either in training or partaking in dressage or jumping competitions or were being used for breeding.
- Only one of the treated foals was reported to have developed an adventitious respiratory noise.
- All treated foals aged up to two years were reported to be healthy.
Cite This Article
APA
Blazyczek I, Hamann H, Deegen E, Distl O, Ohnesorge B.
(2004).
Retrospective analysis of 50 cases of guttural pouch tympany in foals.
Vet Rec, 154(9), 261-264.
https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.154.9.261 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17p, D-30559 Hannover, Germany.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Female
- Germany / epidemiology
- Horse Diseases / surgery
- Horses
- Male
- Pharyngeal Diseases / epidemiology
- Pharyngeal Diseases / surgery
- Pharyngeal Diseases / veterinary
- Retrospective Studies
- Severity of Illness Index
- Species Specificity
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