Resolution of chronic regurgitation in an 8 month old Babydoll sheep by thoracoscopic treatment of a vascular ring anomaly.
Rebecca C McOnieNicole J BuoteEileen S HackettPeter V ScrivaniMelissa R MazanFionna LehmannLeah K PomerantzKatharyn J MitchellPublished in: Veterinary surgery : VS (2024)
Thoracoscopic transection of the LA in sheep is a feasible treatment for esophageal compression resulting from a VRA. Surgical intervention resolved the clinical signs and allowed normal digestive rumination, restoring bidirectional esophageal function in a ruminant.