Three cases of obstruction of the small colon by a foreign body.
This report describes fatal obstruction of the small colon of three horses. The obstructions were caused by irregularly shaped enteroliths of which the centres contained a foreign body, namely a guy-rope, a piece of baling twine , and a fishing-line, respectively. The diagnosis was made by post-mortem examination.
D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006736:Horses; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male