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Retrograde intussusception of the descending colon secondary to multiple colonic hamartomas in a neonatal foal
Author(s) -
Mejia S.,
Hurcombe S. D. A.,
Rodgerson D.H.,
Cassone L. M.,
Slovis N. M.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.13138
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending colon , foal , exploratory laparotomy , descending colon , barium enema , laparotomy , hamartoma , intussusception (medical disorder) , surgery , colonoscopy , pathology , rectum , colorectal cancer , archaeology , cancer , history
Summary A neonatal Thoroughbred filly presented with a 3‐h history of abdominal pain and distention that failed to respond to medical treatment. Diagnostic evaluation, including abdominal ultrasound, barium enema and proctoscopy, was suggestive of atresia coli. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a pedunculated mass in the wall of the diaphragmatic flexure of the ascending colon. The mass, subsequently diagnosed as a hamartoma, was attached to a smaller hamartoma by a fibrous pedicle originating from the descending colon. The descending colon had intussuscepted retrograde into the ascending colon along the fibrous band. The filly was euthanised due to poor prognosis.