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Ileal hypertrophy and associated true diverticulum as a cause of colic in a horse
A 4-year-old Thoroughbred gelding underwent an explorative celiotomy for a suspected small intestinal obstruction. During surgery, an impacted diverticulum of the ileum was suspected, necessitating a jejunocaecostomy. The owner opted for euthanasia. On post-mortem examination and histopathology, a t...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6138206/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28582984 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1439 |
Sumario: | A 4-year-old Thoroughbred gelding underwent an explorative celiotomy for a suspected small intestinal obstruction. During surgery, an impacted diverticulum of the ileum was suspected, necessitating a jejunocaecostomy. The owner opted for euthanasia. On post-mortem examination and histopathology, a true diverticulum on the mesenteric side of the ileum, with ileal hypertrophy, was diagnosed. |
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