Knottenbelt D C, Harrison L J, Peacock P J
Division of Equine Studies, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Neston, South Wirral.
Vet Rec. 1992 Jul 11;131(2):27-30. doi: 10.1136/vr.131.2.27.
Three foals under four weeks old and two under six months old with a history of oesophageal obstruction, had oesophageal strictures of different characters in the rostral cervical oesophagus. One case, which was complicated by severe inhalation pneumonia, was euthanased without any treatment and in another initial treatment by bougienage under general anaesthesia was attempted without success. The four surviving cases were provided with progressively firmer and coarser food, starting with liquid only, over a period of three to four weeks. The treatment is recommended in the early stages of stricture maturation and for strictures which do not involve the deeper layers of the oesophageal wall.
三只四周龄以下和两只六个月龄以下的马驹有食管梗阻病史，在颈段食管前部有不同特征的食管狭窄。其中一例并发严重吸入性肺炎，未经任何治疗即实施安乐死；另一例尝试在全身麻醉下进行探条扩张术进行初始治疗，但未成功。四只存活的病例在三到四周的时间里，从仅喂食流食开始，逐渐给予质地越来越硬、颗粒越来越粗的食物。推荐在狭窄成熟的早期阶段以及不涉及食管壁深层的狭窄时采用这种治疗方法。
