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Horse with colic diagnosed with duodenal tumor

By Kasper, C & Doran, R·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1993·Department of Veterinary Anesthesiology, Canada·View original on PubMed

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Original publication title: Duodenal leiomyoma associated with colic in a two-year-old horse.

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horse
Stomach & digestionHorses

Plain-English summary

A 2-year-old horse was brought in for colic, which is a type of abdominal pain, and showed signs of reflux during a stomach tube procedure. After a thorough examination, veterinarians discovered a tumor in the duodenum (part of the small intestine). They successfully removed the tumor without causing any damage to the intestine, and the horse recovered well without any complications.

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Abstract

A 2-year-old horse with signs of colic, reflux on nasogastric intubation, and large colon distention on transrectal palpation was found to have a leiomyoma involving the duodenum. The mass was excised without penetration of the lumen of the small intestine, and the horse recovered without complications.

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Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8454512/