Hepatic lobe torsion in a horse.
A 4-year-old Belgian mare was presented with a 1-week history of fever, suspected of being caused by peritonitis. The mare died before the diagnostic procedures had been completed; postmortem examination revealed torsion of the left medial lobe of the liver, resulting in diffuse necrosis of liver tissue and severe peritoneal effusion.
Wisconsin Equine Clinic and Hospital, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, USA.
Kristin J
KJ
Bentz
Brandy A
BA
Burgess
Katharina L
KL
Lohmann
Farshid
F
Shahriar
D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*