Nd:YAG Laser Treatment of a Vestibulovaginal Varicosity in a 15-Year-Old Pregnant Mare

Catherine DeLuca; John J. Dascanio; Douglass B. Berry

doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2007.04.004

Nd:YAG Laser Treatment of a Vestibulovaginal Varicosity in a 15-Year-Old Pregnant Mare

Catherine DeLuca, John J. Dascanio, Douglass B. Berry

Veterinary Medicine

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Abstract

A 15-year-old, pregnant Dutch Warmblood mare was exhibiting intermittent hemorrhage secondary to a large vestibulovaginal varicosity. The vessel was reduced with transendoscopic Nd:YAG laser photocoagulation. This technique is minimally invasive compared with traditional surgical ligation, and significantly decreases the risk of severe hemorrhage, especially with advancing pregnancy. One laser treatment resulted in complete reduction in vessel size and allowed the pregnancy to continue to term without incident or further vaginal hemorrhage.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	217-220
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume	27
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2007.04.004
State	Published - May 2007

Keywords

Bleeding
Equine
Laser
Vaginal
Varicosity

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