Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Postsurgical segmental mesenteric ischemic thrombosis in a horse.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Martín-Cuervo, María et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Animal Medicine · Spain
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 16-year-old Lusitanian stallion was brought to the veterinary hospital after showing signs of abdominal pain for about 12 hours. The veterinarians performed surgery to address an inguinal hernia, but the horse continued to experience pain, leading to a second surgery. Unfortunately, the horse was euthanized, and it was found that he had a blood clot in the mesenteric veins, which was likely caused by inflammation in the abdomen and a severe body-wide response to that inflammation.
Abstract
A 16-year-old, Lusitanian stallion was admitted to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital with a 12-hour history of signs of abdominal pain. Exploratory celiotomy was performed due to an inguinal hernia, and a second celiotomy was performed in response to the abdominal pain. The horse was euthanized and mesenteric venous thrombosis was diagnosed and considered likely due to peritonitis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS).
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