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| − | [[Colic, Medical Treatment|Medical treatment]] with fluids and liquid paraffin may resolve the impaction early on<ref name="Hanson 2">Hanson, R.R, Schumacher, J, Humburg, J, Dunkerkley, S.C (1996) Medical treatment of horses with ileal impactions: 10 cases (1990-1994). ''J Am Vet Med Assoc'', 208(6):898-900.</ref> but '''surgery''' is typically required. At surgery, fluids such as saline or carboxymethylcellulose can be directly infused into the mass so that the impaction can be manually broken down and massaged into the caecum. '''Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS)''' may be included in the infusion to help disrupt the mass. An enterotomy in the distal jejunum should be considered to evacuate impacted contents and reduce intestinal manipulation.Theileal impaction was reduced by extraluminal massage aided by admixing of intestinal fluid oral to the impaction or injection of fluids intraluminally and then movement of the ingesta into the cecum. One horse initially treated by manual reduction required jejunocecostomy twice for management of recurrent ileal impaction.Ileal impactions can be successfully reduced by celiotomy and extraluminal massage and injection techniques to soften the ingesta for passage into the cecum without enterotomy or bypass techniques in most horses. (Hanson)
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| − | Medical treatment may be a viable alternative for horses that cannot have surgery,provided persistent signs of severe pain or progressive gaseous distention ofthe small intestine are not features of the condition. Improvement ofcardiovascular status, reduction in signs of abdominal pain, decrease in distentionof loops of small intestine during repeated transrectal examination, softeningof the impaction, and decreases in amounts of gastric reflux were indicative ofa response to medical treatment.(Hanson Schumacher)
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| − | Reflux is found in 50% of horses requiring surgical conrrection for ileal impaction(35,41)
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