Resolution of chronic regurgitation in an 8 month old Babydoll sheep by thoracoscopic treatment of a vascular ring anomaly.

Rebecca C McOnie Nicole J Buote Eileen S HackettPeter V ScrivaniMelissa R MazanFionna LehmannLeah K PomerantzKatharyn J Mitchell

Published 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.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
heart failure
aortic valve
replacement therapy
left ventricular
ejection fraction
aortic stenosis