Diagnosis and surgical treatment of functional obstruction of the right dorsal colon in a horse.
Functional obstruction of the right dorsal colon was found at surgery in a 6-year-old American Saddlebred gelding with a history of anorexia, depression, weight loss, and intermittent colic. Side-to-side anastomosis of the right dorsal colon to the small colon was done to bypass the obstruction. Histopathologic findings of the right dorsal colon and regional colonic lymph nodes were unremarkable. Surgical treatment was successful.
Andrews
F M
FM
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
Robertson
J T
JT
D000818:Animals; D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male