Leiomyoma of the Small Colon in a Horse |
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| Authors: | MICHELLE L HAVEN DVM JAMES B ROTTMAN DVM KARL F BOWMAN DVM MS Dipiomate ACVS |
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| Institution: | Department of Food Animal and Equine Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh. |
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| Abstract: | A leiomyoma of the small colon was discovered incidentally in a 4-year-old Thoroughbred gelding during colic surgery to correct large colon displacement. The mass and 20 cm of small colon were resected, and an end-to-end anastomosis was performed. A postoperative fecal impaction proximal to the anastomosis responded after 5 days to administration of intravenous fluids, analgesics, and stool softeners. |
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