Difference between revisions of "Caeco-Caecal Intussusception - Horse"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Caeco-caecal intusssception results from uncoordinated peristalsis | + | 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== | ||
Revision as of 11:34, 12 August 2010
Description
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
Predisposing factors include caecal abscesses, motility-affecting drugs and parasites including Cyathostome species and Anoplocephala.
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs
If the intussusception is associated with parasite infestationthen there will likely be additional clinical signs of weight loss, diarrhoea and
Laboratory Tests
Radiography
Biopsy
Endoscopy
Pathology
Treatment
See Medical Treatment of Colic in Horses
Prognosis
References
No need to duplicate treatment.... look around the Colic in Horses Category