Difference between revisions of "Left Dorsal Displacement of Large Colon - Horse"

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Also known as Nephrosplenic entrapment
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
 
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Left dorsal Displacemen
 
==Signalment==
 
==Signalment==
  
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===Clinical Signs===
 
===Clinical Signs===
 
See '''[[:Category:Colic Diagnosis in the Horse|Colic Diagnosis in Horses]]'''
 
See '''[[:Category:Colic Diagnosis in the Horse|Colic Diagnosis in Horses]]'''
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===Ultrasound===
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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==
 
==Treatment==

Revision as of 11:34, 31 August 2010



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