Jejunal perforation due to porcupine quill ingestion in a horse.
An 8-month-old Andalusian filly was treated for jejunal perforations due to ingestion of a porcupine quill. During exploratory laparotomy, 2 separate stapled side-to-side jejunojejunal resection and anastomoses were performed. Post-operative complications after 2 years follow-up included mild incisional herniation following incisional infection and chronic intermittent colic.
Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences (Anderson) and Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Bracamonte), University of Saskatchewan, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4; Massey Equine, Institute of Veterinary, Animal, and Biomedical Sciences, Tennet Drive, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand (Panizzi).
Stacy L
SL
Anderson
Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences (Anderson) and Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Bracamonte), University of Saskatchewan, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4; Massey Equine, Institute of Veterinary, Animal, and Biomedical Sciences, Tennet Drive, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand (Panizzi).
Luca
L
Panizzi
Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences (Anderson) and Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Bracamonte), University of Saskatchewan, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4; Massey Equine, Institute of Veterinary, Animal, and Biomedical Sciences, Tennet Drive, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand (Panizzi).
Jose
J
Bracamonte
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D046328:Porcupines