Case report of a videoassisted telescopic electroresection of high teat stenosis

Results of surgery of high teat stenosis remained disappointing until nowadays. The aim of this pilot study was to elaborate a new telescopic surgical resection. A 5,5 year old Swiss milk cow was suspected to have posttraumatic high teat stenosis. Diagnosed was ascertained by teat sonography. Animal was sedated and local anesthesia was performed at the base of the teat. After a teat side incision, resectoscope was introduced. Stenosis was electrodivided under continuity saline-solution irrigation and coagulation of bleeding vessels. After a follow-up period of 4 months, the cow was milked without residual. No intercurrent infections occurred. There were no signs of recurrence in the control teat sonography. Telescopic electroresection of teat stenosis is a possible new, surgical, minimal invasive, option to treat high teat stenosis.