title: Treatment of impaction colics.
abstract: Impactions have been reported in the stomach and all segments of the intestine. Impactions predominately occur just oral to sites of intestinal narrowing or active pacemakers. The most common sites of impaction are in the ileum, the cecum, and the large colon pelvic flexure. The treatment of gastrointestinal impactions depends on the segment affected and the amount of bowel damage which has occurred from distension. Many impactions respond to appropriate administration of analgesics, cathartics, and oral or intravenous fluids. The prognosis for impactions treated medically is better than for those which require surgery.
authors.affiliation: Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Leesburg, USA.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Dabareiner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary