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Herniation of the small intestine through the femoral canal after castration in a 3‐year‐old T horoughbred
Author(s) -
Torre F.,
Gasparin J.,
Bassi Andreasi M.
Publication year - 2013
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.2042-3292.2012.00455.x
Subject(s) - medicine , evisceration (ophthalmology) , castration , surgery , femoral hernia , femoral canal , horse , anastomosis , complication , hernia , inguinal hernia , prosthesis , hormone , paleontology , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
Summary Complications following castration are a potential problem in equine practice. Intestinal evisceration is a life‐threatening condition requiring immediate correction. The following case report describes a rare condition associated with post castration evisceration in a 3‐year‐old T horoughbred. Shortly after the eviscerated small intestine was repositioned in the abdomen, the horse showed signs of colic and at the second surgery a 4.5 m jejunal loop was found incarcerated in the femoral canal. After resection and anastomosis, the femoral canal was obliterated using large moistened gauze sponges. The horse made a complete recovery and returned to race training. The occurrence of femoral hernia, a condition fairly common in man, has been described but no clinical cases have been reported in horses. This is a severe, although rare, complication after castration.