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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
Caeco-caecal intusssception results from uncoordinated peristalsis forcing part of the caecum to invaginate into itself. It is a fairy rare cause of caecal obstruction in the horse and represents only a small proportion of colic cases.   
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Caeco-caecal intusssception results from uncoordinated peristalsis allowing the apex of the caecum to invaginate into the base. It is a fairy rare cause of caecal obstruction in the horse and represents only a small proportion of colic cases.   
  
 
==Signalment==
 
==Signalment==
Predisposing factors include caecal abscesses, motility affecting drugs and parasites.  
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Predisposing factors include caecal abscesses, motility-affecting drugs and parasites including Cyathostome species and [[Anoplocephala]].  
  
 
==Diagnosis==
 
==Diagnosis==

Revision as of 11:34, 12 August 2010

Description

Caeco-caecal intusssception results from uncoordinated peristalsis allowing the apex of the caecum to invaginate into the base. It is a fairy rare cause of caecal obstruction in the horse and represents only a small proportion of colic cases.

Signalment

Predisposing factors include caecal abscesses, motility-affecting drugs and parasites including Cyathostome species and Anoplocephala.

Diagnosis

Clinical Signs

If the intussusception is associated with parasite infestationthen there will likely be additional clinical signs of weight loss, diarrhoea and

See Colic Diagnosis in Horses

Laboratory Tests

Radiography

Biopsy

Endoscopy

Pathology

Treatment

See Medical Treatment of Colic in Horses

Prognosis

References

No need to duplicate treatment.... look around the Colic in Horses Category