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Epiploic Foramen Entrapment - Horse (view source)
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==Signalment==
==Signalment==
Horses of breeds may be affected but an increased prevalence has been reported in Thoroughbreds. Older horses are thought to be more prone to developing epiploic foramen entrapment and it has been hypothesised that this may be due enlargement of the epiploic foramen following age-related atrophy of the right liver lobe. However, the disease has also been reported in foals. Crib-biting behaviour is also thought to increase the risk of entrapment.
Horses of all breeds may be affected but an increased prevalence has been reported in Thoroughbreds. Older horses are thought to be more prone to developing epiploic foramen entrapment and it has been hypothesised that this may be due enlargement of the epiploic foramen following age-related atrophy of the right liver lobe. However, the disease has also been reported in foals. Crib-biting behaviour is also thought to increase the risk of entrapment.
==Clinical signs==
==Clinical signs==