Treatment of irreducible caecocolic intussusception in horses by jejuno(ileo)colostomy.
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.
Boussauw
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Dierenkliniek de Bosdreef, Moerbeke-Waas, Belgium.
Domingo
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Wilderjans
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Picavet
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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