Equine Reproduction and Stud Medicine Q&A 10

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An adult stallion has been castrated using the open method. Some hours later, omentum protrudes through one of the open scrotal wounds:

Question	Answer		Article
What treatment would you institute?	After cleaning and disinfection of the protruding omentum and scrotal region, the protruding omentum is drawn further exteriorly, ligated and transected. The proximal stump is replaced into the abdomen by rectal manipulation.		Link to Article
What measures would you take to prevent recurrence of omental prolapse?	Non-surgically: the horse is placed on a sloping plank bridge or similar, with the hind quarters upwards and the front quarters downwards for some days. Surgically: the edges of the incised vaginal tunic at the site of the scrotal wound are grasped using haemostatic forceps. Then, the vaginal tunic is freed from the surrounding skin and dartos, crushed as proximal as possible, ligated and transected distally.		Link to Article