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'''[[Colic, Medical Treatment|Medical Treatment of Colic in Horses]]'''</big>
      
Abnormalities involving the descending (small) colon are infrequent, accounting for <5% of conditions characterized by colic in one study. The more common causes include meconium retention, impaction, and foreign body obstruction. (Merck)
 
Abnormalities involving the descending (small) colon are infrequent, accounting for <5% of conditions characterized by colic in one study. The more common causes include meconium retention, impaction, and foreign body obstruction. (Merck)
====Small Colon====
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[[Small Colon Impaction - Horse|Small colon impaction]]
 
[[Small Colon Impaction - Horse|Small colon impaction]]
 
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[[Meconium Impaction - Horse|Meconium retention]]
 
=====Pelvic masses=====
 
=====Pelvic masses=====
 
A persistent mild colic may be found when intra-pelvic masses impinge upon the gastro-intestinal tract.  Most commonly these are haematomas.  Peri-anal lesions, such as [[melanomas]] may also produce these signs.
 
A persistent mild colic may be found when intra-pelvic masses impinge upon the gastro-intestinal tract.  Most commonly these are haematomas.  Peri-anal lesions, such as [[melanomas]] may also produce these signs.
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