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Right Dorsal Displacement of Large Colon - Horse (view source)
Revision as of 09:52, 1 September 2010
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On rectal examination a gas distented colon is palpable in the right caudal abdomen, the caecum is displaced towards the midline and the pelvic flexure cannot be palpated as it has moved cranially towards the diaphragm.
On rectal examination a gas distented colon is palpable in the right caudal abdomen, the caecum is displaced towards the midline and the pelvic flexure cannot be palpated as it has moved cranially towards the diaphragm. If the displacement is accompanied by a 270 volvulus then the colonic walls will be thickened and oedematous.
See '''[[:Category:Colic Diagnosis in the Horse|Colic Diagnosis in Horses]]'''
===Ultrasound===
===Ultrasound===
Abdominal ultrasound provides confrimation of the diagnosis.
==Treatment==
==Treatment==