Treatment of irreducible caecocolic intussusception in horses by jejuno(ileo)colostomy
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Published on: July 12, 2018
B H Boussauw1, R Domingo, H Wilderjans
1Dierenkliniek de Bosdreef, Moerbeke-Waas, Belgium.
Abstract:
Six of eight horses with caecocolic intussusception were treated successfully by jejuno- or ileocolostomy. The other two horses were euthanased during surgery. Four of the six horses survived long term, but two died within two-and-a-half months, of problems related to the surgery. Compared with other techniques for treating caecocolic intussusception, jejuno- or ileocolostomy reduces surgical time and decreases the risk of abdominal contamination.
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