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Haemoabdomen and colitis following a colon displacement in a 9‐year‐old Thoroughbred mare
Author(s) -
Compostella F.,
Roberts V. L. H.,
Tremaine W. H.
Publication year - 2012
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/j.2042-3292.2011.00339.x
Subject(s) - medicine , colitis , horse , displacement (psychology) , distal colon , ulcerative colitis , dorsum , gastroenterology , surgery , anatomy , psychology , paleontology , disease , psychotherapist , biology
Summary This report describes acute haemoabdomen following phenylephrine administration in a case treated for left dorsal displacement of the large colon. The horse also subsequently developed a severe colitis which was treated with aggressive medical therapy.