Left Dorsal Displacement of Large Colon - Horse

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Also known as Nephrosplenic entrapment

Description

Left dorsal Displacemen

Signalment

Diagnosis

Clinical Signs

See Colic Diagnosis in Horses

Ultrasound

Abdominal ultrasound is a sensitive diagnostic tool; the left colon can be identified in the nephrosplenic space, it may partially or completely obscure the left kidney.

Treatment

See Medical Treatment of Colic in Horses

Prognosis

References