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==Rectal Palpation==
==Rectal Palpation==
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Rectal palpation is a useful technique often used to assess colic. Structures that can be palpated ''per rectum'' include:
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*Faecal balls in the descending colon
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*Bladder
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*Reproductive organs in the mare
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*Base of the caecum
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*Root of the mesentry
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*Left kidney
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*+/- Nephrosplenic ligament
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*Left dorsal colon
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*Pelvic flexure of the ascending colon
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**''NB: This is a common site of impaction''
==Links==
==Links==
*[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Frean/Pony/left_topography.mp4 Left Sided topography of the Equine abdomen]
*[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Frean/Pony/left_topography.mp4 Left Sided topography of the Equine abdomen]
*[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Frean/Pony/right_topography.mp4 Right sided topography of the Equine Abdomen]
*[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Frean/Pony/right_topography.mp4 Right sided topography of the Equine Abdomen]
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