Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse recovering well after large colon surgery
By Rose, P L et al.·Published in Veterinary surgery : VS·1991·Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Surgical correction of strictures of the large colon in three horses.
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Plain-English summary
Three horses with serious blockages in their intestines underwent surgery to fix the problem. A Thoroughbred colt had a large section of his left dorsal colon removed and then reconnected. The other two horses had narrower blockages at a specific part of their intestines, which were corrected using a special surgical technique. All three horses were reported to be doing well several months after their surgeries.
Abstract
An extensive stricture of the left dorsal colon in a Thoroughbred colt was resected and the colon was anastomosed. In two horses, circumferential strictures at the pelvic flexure 2.5 to 3 cm long were corrected with a modified Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty technique. The horses were reported to be doing well at 6, 8, and 45 months, respectively.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1949564/