Difference between revisions of "Caeco-Caecal Intussusception - Horse"

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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 infestation then there will likely be additional clinical signs of weight loss, diarrhoea and

Diagnosis is made on rectal examination; the base of the caecum is thickened and oedematous, and firmer than usual.

See Colic Diagnosis in Horses

Laboratory Tests

Pathology=

Treatment

See Medical Treatment of Colic in Horses

Prognosis

References

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-If the intussusception is associated with parasite infestationthen there will likely be additional clinical signs of weight loss, diarrhoea and
+If the intussusception is associated with parasite infestation then there will likely be additional clinical signs of weight loss, diarrhoea and
+Diagnosis is made on [[Rectal Examination in the Horse|rectal examination]]; the base of the caecum is thickened and oedematous, and firmer than usual.
 See '''[[:Category:Colic Diagnosis in the Horse|Colic Diagnosis in Horses]]'''
 ===Laboratory Tests===
-===Radiography===
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-===Biopsy===
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 ==Treatment==
 See '''[[Colic, Medical Treatment|Medical Treatment of Colic in Horses]]'''
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 ==References==
-No need to duplicate treatment.... look around the Colic in Horses Category
 [[Category:Surgical Colic in the Horse]]
 [[Category:To_Do_-_lizzyk]]