Difference between revisions of "Small Intestine Volvulus - Horse"
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===Description=== | ===Description=== | ||
| − | A small intestinal volvulus occurs in the horse when the intestine rotates on its mesenteric axis through an angle greater than 180<sup>o</sup>. | + | A small intestinal volvulus occurs in the horse when the intestine rotates on its mesenteric axis through an angle greater than 180<sup>o</sup>, resulting in strangulation. Volvulus may occur as a primary cause of colic or secondarily as a result of another condition |
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| + | ===Clinical signs=== | ||
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| + | * Severe, unrelenting abdominal pain that is non-responsive to analgesia | ||
| + | * Tachycardia | ||
| + | * Tachypnoea | ||
| + | * Reduced/absent borborygmi | ||
| + | * Dehydration | ||
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| + | In addition to the above signs, signs relating to endotoxaemia may be present including prolonged capillary refill time, congested mucous membranes. | ||
[[Category:Surgical Colic in the Horse]] | [[Category:Surgical Colic in the Horse]] | ||
[[Category:To_Do_-_SophieIgnarski]] | [[Category:To_Do_-_SophieIgnarski]] | ||
Revision as of 23:19, 30 July 2010
(nodosus) See Colic Diagnosis in Horses
Medical Treatment of Colic in Horses
Description
A small intestinal volvulus occurs in the horse when the intestine rotates on its mesenteric axis through an angle greater than 180o, resulting in strangulation. Volvulus may occur as a primary cause of colic or secondarily as a result of another condition
Clinical signs
- Severe, unrelenting abdominal pain that is non-responsive to analgesia
- Tachycardia
- Tachypnoea
- Reduced/absent borborygmi
- Dehydration
In addition to the above signs, signs relating to endotoxaemia may be present including prolonged capillary refill time, congested mucous membranes.