Surgical colic in racing endurance horses |
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| Authors: | G R Alexander G R Haines |
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| Institution: | Dubai Equine Hospital, Dubai, UAE. |
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| Abstract: | A retrospective study was performed of horses that developed colic during endurance racing, and subsequently required surgery. Fifteen horses met the inclusion criteria, of which 13 (87%) had small intestinal volvulus. Nine of the 15 horses (60%) had a small intestinal resection and anastomosis performed. Post operative ileus, particularly in those horses that had a resection performed, was a common complication. Eleven of the 15 (73%) survived, and 4 (27%) have since raced. |
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| Keywords: | horse colic endurance racing small intestine volvulus |
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