title: Resection and anastomosis of the small colon in four horses.
abstract: Resection and anastomosis of the small colon was performed on 4 horses with vascular lesions (strangulating lipoma, mesenteric tear, dissecting haematoma) or functional obstruction (stricture) of this area of the bowel. The anastomoses were performed using a variety of suture materials in 2 layers. An appositional, full-thickness, simple, interrupted pattern was used in the first layer in all cases and oversewn with either a Cushing pattern (3 cases) or a Utrecht pattern (1 case). Post-operative complications associated with suture material and surgical technique were not seen. All horses were discharged from the hospital and all were alive more than one year after discharge.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California, Davis 95616.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Dart
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pascoe
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D002137:Calculi / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses / Q000601:surgery*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary