Toutoudaki Z. DVM, Postgraduate Student, Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, A.U.Th., Thessaloniki | Tseliou A. DVM, Postgraduate Student, Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, A.U.Th., Thessaloniki | Zamboulis D.E. DVM, PhD, Associate professor, Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, A.U.Th., Thessaloniki | Diakakis N. DVM, PhD, Professor, Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, A.U.Th., Thessaloniki
Introduction
The aim of this study is to present the surgical treatment of a partially perforated jugular vein following a neck wound.
Clinical case
A 6-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding was presented with a neck wound that hemorrhaged when feeding. Blood analysis revealed severe anemia (haematocrit 9.2%). On ultrasonography, the jugular vein appeared partially perforated. Standing vascular ligation was undertaken to control the hemorrhage of the jugular vein. Briefly, two 5 cm skin incisions overlying the jugular vein were made cranially and caudally of the perforation. Following blunt dissection of the jugular vein, the latter was ligated cranially and caudally of the wound with double Miller's knots at each site.
Results
The surgery was curative and the jugular vein hemorrhage resolved.
Conclusions
This procedure is an effective surgical treatment for perforating wounds of the jugular vein, and it can easily be performed in practice in a standing horse.
