Entrapment of the small colon through a mesocolic rent in a mare

Authors
Booth, TM Proudman, CJ Edwards, GB
Citation
Tm. Booth et al., Entrapment of the small colon through a mesocolic rent in a mare, AUST VET J, 78(9), 2000, pp. 603-604
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00050423 → ACNP
Volume
78
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
603 - 604
Database
ISI
SICI code
0005-0423(200009)78:9<603:EOTSCT>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A B-year-old mare was presented for acute abdominal pain unresponsive to an algesics. Exploratory laparotomy revealed entrapment of the small colon thr ough a 12 cm rent in the mesocolon. The incarcerated small colon was manual ly reduced and the rent in the mesocolon was sutured closed. The mare made excellent postoperative recovery and was discharged from the hospital 4 day s later. The cause of the rent, which was chronic in appearance, is unknown .