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Caeco-Caecal Intussusception - Horse (view source)
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==Description==
==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 colic, accounting for only 3-5% of caecal disease in the horse.
'''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 colic, accounting for only 3-5% of caecal disease in the horse.
==Signalment==
==Signalment==
See '''[[:Category:Colic Diagnosis in the Horse|Colic Diagnosis in Horses]]'''
See '''[[:Category:Colic Diagnosis in the Horse|Colic Diagnosis in Horses]]'''
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
See '''[[Colic, Medical Treatment|Medical Treatment of Colic in Horses]]'''
See '''[[Colic, Medical Treatment|Medical Treatment of Colic in Horses]]'''
==References==
==References==
* Dart, A.J, Dowling, B.A, and Hodgson, D.R. (1999)Caecal Disease ''Equine Veterinary Education'', 11: 182-188
* Dart, A.J, Dowling, B.A, and Hodgson, D.R. (1999)Caecal Disease ''Equine Veterinary Education'', 11: 182-188
* Mair, T., Love, S., Schumacher, J. and Watson, E. (1998) '''Equine Medicine, Surgery and Reproduction''' ''WB Saunders Company Ltd''
* Merck & Co (2008) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual (Eighth Edition)''' ''Merial''
* White, N.A., Edwards, G.B. (1999) '''Handbook of Equine Colic''' ''Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd''
[[Category:Surgical Colic in the Horse]]
[[Category:Surgical Colic in the Horse]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_lizzyk]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_lizzyk]]