Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Pony with belly pain found to have colon issue
By Rhoads, W S & Parks, A H·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1999·Veterinary Teaching Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Incarceration of the small colon through a rent in the gastrosplenic ligament in a pony.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old castrated male pony was brought in for abdominal pain that had been happening intermittently for three days. The vet discovered that a part of the small colon was trapped through a tear in the gastrosplenic ligament. The affected section of the colon was surgically removed and then reconnected. After the surgery, the pony made a full recovery and was able to return to his normal activities.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old castrated male pony was examined for intermittent signs of abdominal pain of 3 days' duration. An incarceration of the small colon through a rent in the gastrosplenic ligament was found. Resection and end-to-end anastomosis were performed on the affected portion of the small colon. The pony recovered and returned to its previous degree of activity. Incarceration of the small intestine and large colon through rents in the gastrosplenic ligament are documented, although involvement of the small intestine is more common. To the best of our knowledge, incarceration of the small colon has not been reported. Although a rare event, incarceration of the small colon in the gastrosplenic ligament should be considered in the differential diagnosis list for horses with intermittent signs of abdominal pain.
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