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Small Intestine Volvulus - Horse (view source)
Revision as of 23:19, 30 July 2010
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===Description===
===Description===
A small intestinal volvulus occurs in the horse when the intestine rotates on its mesenteric axis through an angle greater than 180<sup>o</sup>.
A small intestinal volvulus occurs in the horse when the intestine rotates on its mesenteric axis through an angle greater than 180<sup>o</sup>, resulting in strangulation. Volvulus may occur as a primary cause of colic or secondarily as a result of another condition
===Clinical signs===
* Severe, unrelenting abdominal pain that is non-responsive to analgesia
* Tachycardia
* Tachypnoea
* Reduced/absent borborygmi
* Dehydration
In addition to the above signs, signs relating to endotoxaemia may be present including prolonged capillary refill time, congested mucous membranes.
[[Category:Surgical Colic in the Horse]]
[[Category:Surgical Colic in the Horse]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_SophieIgnarski]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_SophieIgnarski]]