title: Leiomyoma of the small colon in a horse.
abstract: A leiomyoma of the small colon was discovered incidentally in a 4-year-old Thoroughbred gelding during colic surgery to correct large colon displacement. The mass and 20 cm of small colon were resected, and an end-to-end anastomosis was performed. A postoperative fecal impaction proximal to the anastomosis responded after 5 days to administration of intravenous fluids, analgesics, and stool softeners.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Animal and Equine Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Haven
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Rottman
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Bowman
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D003082:Colectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D003085:Colic / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D004143:Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D004143:Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid