title: Design and clinical use of a modified colon tray for large colon evacuation in the horse.
abstract: A modified colon tray to perform large colon evacuations in horses was designed. A funnel-shaped accessory was constructed to create a mechanical separation between the sterile and nonsterile part of the tray. Sterile hooks were used to make a temporary and stabile colostomy. Thirty horses with surgical correction of nonstrangulating large colon obstruction underwent a large colon evacuation with this modified tray. The surgical procedure was uncomplicated and resulted in a positive outcome in 29 horses. This less labour-intensive way to evacuate the large colon results in minor contamination and makes extraluminal lavage becomes superfluous. This modified tray is a very efficacious and practical instrument for emptying the large colon in horses.
authors.affiliation: Equinia Veterinary Hospital, Voortkapelseweg 77, B2200 Noorderwijk, Belgium.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mariën
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adriaenssen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Segers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D003125:Colostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome