Dysphagia in an equine referral hospital, 182 cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dysphagia describes a clinical sign of pathologies of the oral cavity, pharynx, and oesophagus that carries potentially serious consequences for horses. Given the diversity of differential diagnoses that may cause dysphagia, an understanding of the prevalence of dysphagia in hospitalised patients, the distribution of aetiologies and clinical outcomes could inform diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

Objectives

This study aims to describe the incidence, signalment, history, aetiology, treatment, and outcome of horses presenting to a referral hospital for dysphagia.

Study design

Retrospective case series.

Methods

Referral hospital cases over a 12-year period were screened and included in the analysis for patients >6 months of age with at least one clin

SUBMITTER: Connolly KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12699097 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature