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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Caeco-caecal intussusception''' results from uncoordinated peristalsis allowing the apex of the caecum to invaginate into the base. It is a fairy rare cause of [[Category:Colic in Horses|colic]], accounting for only 3-5% of caecal disease in the horse. | + | '''Caeco-caecal intussusception''' results from uncoordinated peristalsis allowing the apex of the caecum to invaginate into the base. It is a fairy rare cause of [[:Category:Colic in Horses|colic]], accounting for only 3-5% of caecal disease in the horse. |
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| ==Signalment== | | ==Signalment== |
− | Predisposing factors include caecal abscesses, motility-affecting drugs and parasites including Cyathostome species and [[Anoplocephala]]. | + | Predisposing factors include caecal abscesses, motility-affecting drugs and parasites including [[Cyathostomins|Cyathostome species]] and ''[[Anoplocephala]]''. |
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| ==Diagnosis== | | ==Diagnosis== |
− | ===Clinical Signs=== | + | ===[[Colic Diagnosis - Clinical Signs|Clinical Signs]]=== |
| * Abdominal pain | | * Abdominal pain |
| * Pyrexia | | * Pyrexia |
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| Treatment is by surgical reduction of the intussusception at laparotomy under general anaesthesia. The caecum must be closely inspected; a partial or total tylephectomy may need to be performed if the tissue is severely damaged or if the intussusception cannot be reduced. | | Treatment is by surgical reduction of the intussusception at laparotomy under general anaesthesia. The caecum must be closely inspected; a partial or total tylephectomy may need to be performed if the tissue is severely damaged or if the intussusception cannot be reduced. |
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− | IV fluid therapy and flunixin meglumate should be administered. | + | IV fluid therapy and flunixin meglumate should be administered. |
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− | See '''[[Colic, Medical Treatment|Medical Treatment of Colic in Horses]]'''
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| * White, N.A., Edwards, G.B. (1999) '''Handbook of Equine Colic''' ''Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd'' | | * White, N.A., Edwards, G.B. (1999) '''Handbook of Equine Colic''' ''Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd'' |
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| [[Category:Surgical Colic in the Horse]] | | [[Category:Surgical Colic in the Horse]] |
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