Volvulus, Intestinal - Revision history

Bara: Text replace - "[[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|" to "[[Small Intestine Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|"

2010-09-07T12:59:05Z

Text replace - "[[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|" to "[[Small Intestine Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|"

Bara at 14:03, 28 June 2010

2010-06-28T14:03:27Z

Bara: Created page with '* A twist about the long axis of the gut. * Generally in the small intestine. * Intense congestion ** Often almost black. * Mostly in y…'

2010-06-01T12:44:41Z

Created page with '* A twist about the long axis of the gut. * Generally in the small intestine. * Intense congestion ** Often almost black. * Mostly in y…'

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* A twist about the long axis of the gut.
* Generally in the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]].
* Intense congestion
** Often almost black.
* Mostly in young animals
** Especially calves and piglets
** Occasionally sheep and dogs.
** Occasionally in greater mesentery of horse.

====Pathogenesis====
* Loop of bowel twists through 180 degrees around mesentery to produce obstruction of lumen.
* Proximal the the obstruction, the bowel becomes rapidly distended.
** Venous return is first shut off, but the arterial supply remains.
*** Bowel becomes engorged with blood.
** Produces rapid death.
* Bowel becomes hypoxic.[[Image:Large_colon_torsion_horse.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Torsion of the large colon in the horse (Courtesy of Elspeth Milne)]]
** Toxic material and bacteria pass through the anoxic wall of bowel.
* In piglets may see whole of [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]] twisted around root of mesentery.
** Very little can be done to resolve this** Produces rapid death[[Category:Intestine_-_Physical_Disturbances]]

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 * A twist about the long axis of the gut.
-* Generally in the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]].
+* Generally in the [[Small Intestine Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]].
 * Intense congestion
 ** Often almost black.
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 * Bowel becomes hypoxic.[[Image:Large_colon_torsion_horse.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Torsion of the large colon in the horse (Courtesy of Elspeth Milne)]]
 ** Toxic material and bacteria pass through the anoxic wall of bowel.
-* In piglets may see whole of [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]] twisted around root of mesentery.
+* In piglets may see whole of [[Small Intestine Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]] twisted around root of mesentery.
 ** Very little can be done to resolve this** Produces rapid death[[Category:Intestine_-_Physical_Disturbances]]
 [[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical]]