En blocresection of the penis in five geldings

A modified surgical technique for penile amputation and preputial ablation in the horse

“…; Archer and Edwards ; van den Top et al . ), but also squamous papilloma (Archer and Edwards ), lymphosarcoma (Markel et al . ), melanoma, habronemiasis and traumatic paraphimosis (Doles et al .…”

“…; Archer and Edwards ), and post discharge complications in 0–50% (Doles et al . ; Archer and Edwards ; van den Top et al . ).…”

Surgical treatment of penile and preputial neoplasia in the horse

“…Other more unusual histories include pruritus, a wide‐based stance, a gait abnormality and pyrexia of unknown origin (Howarth et al, 1991; Van Den Top et al, 2008a). Penile and preputial SCCs are more common in older individuals and in pony breeds (Howarth et al, 1991; Mair et al, 2000; Archer and Edwards, 2004).…”

“…The size and location of the lesions and the degree of infiltration should be noted. SCCs often appear as single or multiple, raised plaques or ulcerated lesions, or as proliferative, often friable, masses (Mair et al, 2000; Archer and Edwards, 2004). The majority of SCCs involve the glans penis (Howarth et al, 1991; Van Den Top et al, 2008a) and in advanced cases the glans or body of the penis may be firm on palpation ().…”

“…Potential complications following penile and preputial surgery include oedema of the penis or prepuce, inflammation, wound dehiscence, and haemorrhage at the urethrostomy site following urination. Long‐term complications include urine scalding of the hind limbs, urethral stricture and recurrence (Markel et al, 1988; Mair et al, 2000; Doles et al, 2001; Archer and Edwards, 2004). The incidence of recurrence in horses treated with a distal phallectomy is much greater than in those horses treated with an en‐bloc resection (Mair, 2004; Van Den Top et al, 2008b).…”