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Equine Large Intestinal Volvulus A Review of 124 Cases
Author(s) -
HARRISON IAN W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1988.tb00281.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending colon , volvulus , gastroenterology , reflux , peritoneal fluid , disease
The average age of 122 horses with ascending colon volvulus was 6.6 ± 0.4 years. Gastric reflux was a presenting sign in 35% of the cases. Peritoneal fluid protein levels had a mean of 2.54 ± 0.14 g/dl and 20 horses had grossly normal peritoneal fluid at the time of presentation. Ascending colon volvulus was most commonly found at the level of the cecocolic fold with the initial ventral colon movement in a dorsomedial direction about the ascending mesocolic axis. The overall survival rate was 34.7% with a recurrence rate of only 4.9%.