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Caeco-Caecal Intussusception - Horse (view source)
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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.
+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.
+Predisposing factors include caecal abscesses, motility-affecting drugs and parasites including Cyathostome species and [[Anoplocephala]].
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==