title: Treatment of irreducible caecocolic intussusception in horses by jejuno(ileo)colostomy.
abstract: Six of eight horses with caecocolic intussusception were treated successfully by jejuno- or ileocolostomy. The other two horses were euthanased during surgery. Four of the six horses survived long term, but two died within two-and-a-half months, of problems related to the surgery. Compared with other techniques for treating caecocolic intussusception, jejuno- or ileocolostomy reduces surgical time and decreases the risk of abdominal contamination.
authors.affiliation: Dierenkliniek de Bosdreef, Moerbeke-Waas, Belgium.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Boussauw
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Domingo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wilderjans
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Picavet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000601:surgery* / Q000662:veterinary*; D003125:Colostomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007443:Intussusception / Q000601:surgery* / Q000662:veterinary*; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome