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Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery Q&A 16 (view source)
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Acquired (idiopathic) megacolon.
Acquired (idiopathic) megacolon.
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|l1=Megacolon
|q2=Describe the medical and surgical therapy.
|q2=Describe the medical and surgical therapy.
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Surgical treatment is by subtotal colectomy. The ileocecocolic valve can be spared (colorectal anastomosis) reducing bacterial reflux into the small bowel, or it can be excised (ileorectal anastomosis) reducing the likelihood of redistension of the colonic remnant.
Surgical treatment is by subtotal colectomy. The ileocecocolic valve can be spared (colorectal anastomosis) reducing bacterial reflux into the small bowel, or it can be excised (ileorectal anastomosis) reducing the likelihood of redistension of the colonic remnant.
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|q3=What is the quality of enteric function of cats after surgical treatment for this problem?
|q3=What is the quality of enteric function of cats after surgical treatment for this problem?
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Bowel movements occurred only slightly more frequently compared with normal cats, and the only significant difference between the two groups was a higher serum cobalamine concentration in the cats in which colectomy was performed.
Bowel movements occurred only slightly more frequently compared with normal cats, and the only significant difference between the two groups was a higher serum cobalamine concentration in the cats in which colectomy was performed.
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|l3=Megacolon#Treatment
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