Caecal disease in equids

Dart, AJ; Hodgson,; Snyder, JR

doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.1997.tb14191.x

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“…Overall, cecal neoplasia is rare, with a documented incidence of 3% (3 of 96 horses) when compared to other cecal diseases. 23 Although a retrospective study of 102 small-colon disorders failed to identify neoplasia as a cause, 53 our findings indicate that small-colon neoplasia does occur. Metastasis to the regional lymph nodes was a common finding in our study, in agreement with previous reports documenting metastasis to mesenteric or mesocolic lymph node in horses with primary intestinal lymphoma.…”

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“…The majority of horses in this study were underweight upon presentation, supporting the commonly reported historical complaint of weight loss. 5,7,9,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] Anxiety and abdominal pain were the most likely causes of tachycardia in 47% of horses. Tachypnea was likely a result of nervousness, pain, or concurrent pleural involvement in some horses with multifocal disease.…”

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Intestinal Neoplasia in Horses

Taylor

Pusterla

Vaughan

et al. 2006

Veterinary Internal Medicne

102

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Background: Intestinal neoplasia of horses is inadequately described. Hypothesis: Intestinal neoplasia of horses has characteristic clinicopathologic features. Animals: Thirty-four horses with intestinal neoplasia. Methods: Retrospective study. Results: Anamnesis, clinical signs, clinicopathologic and pathologic findings in 34 adult horses diagnosed histologically with intestinal neoplasia were reviewed. The horses ranged in age from 2 to 30 years (mean 16.6 years at presentation). The Arabian breed was most represented and there was no sex predisposition. The most common presenting complaints were weight loss, colic, anorexia, and fever. The most consistent clinical signs were poor body condition, tachycardia, tachypnea, fever, and diarrhea. Useful diagnostic tools included rectal examination, routine blood analyses, abdominocentesis, ultrasonographic examination, rectal biopsy, and exploratory laparotomy. Alimentary lymphoma was the most common intestinal neoplasia identified, followed by adenocarcinoma and smooth muscle tumors. The small intestine was the most common segment of intestine affected for all neoplasms. Intestinal neoplasia was diagnosed antemortem in 13 of 34 (38%) horses. The median time from onset of clinical signs to death or euthanasia was 1.9 months. The discharge rate was 15%. Although the longest survival was observed in horses with jejunal adenocarcinoma, all horses were eventually euthanized because of intestinal neoplasia.Conclusions: Arabian horses were 4.5 times more likely to have intestinal neoplasia diagnosed than were other breeds.

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Intestinal Neoplasia in Horses

Taylor

Pusterla

Vaughan

et al. 2006

Veterinary Internal Medicne

102

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“…All but 7 of the dead horses had been euthanized, usually because of lameness, colic, or chronic illness, but only 2 of 118 dead horses had been examined postmortem (autopsy). Strangulating lipoma 36,44 and cecal impaction 6,8 are 2 causes of colic that are thought to be more prevalent in older horses. In the current study, it was not determined whether mesenteric lipomas were more common in equids after 20 years of age or in those with PPID; however, a mesenteric lipoma explained a larger proportion of intestinal strangulation cases in the 20-year age group and in equids with PPID than in those 15 to 19 years of age.…”

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What’s New in Old Horses? Postmortem Diagnoses in Mature and Aged Equids

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Postmortem findings in 241 equids admitted to a teaching hospital that were at least 15 years old at autopsy were reviewed (1) to determine disease prevalence, (2) to compare the cause of death (or euthanasia) in equids 15 to 19 years of age (n ¼ 116) with that in equids 20 years of age (n ¼ 125), and (3) to catalog coexisting lesions in equids with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID). Breed and sex were evenly distributed between the age groups. Death or euthanasia was attributed to disease of the digestive system (41.5%), pituitary gland (12.9%), locomotor system (10.0%), nervous system (7.9%), cardiovascular system (4.6%), urinary system (4.6%), reproductive system (4.2%), respiratory system (4.2%), integumentary system (4.2%), lymphoid system (2.5%), liver (2.5%), or systemic neoplasia (1.2%). Nervous system disease was more common in the 15-to 19-year group; urinary tract disease was more common in the 20-year group. Neoplastic disease, regardless of systemic location, was the basis for death or euthanasia in 18.7% of all equids. Squamous cell carcinoma, lymphoma, and melanoma were the most common malignant neoplasms. PPID was the most common specific diagnosis, based on the postmortem presence of hyperplasia or adenoma, and was the reason for euthanasia in 47.7% of 65 equids with PPID. The most common nonpituitary causes for death or euthanasia in equids with PPID were colic, lameness, cancer, and spinal cord disease. Coexisting conditions in equids with PPID that were not considered the basis for euthanasia included neoplasms, infections, lameness, and recurrent airway obstruction.

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“…Massiver Befall mit Anaplocephala perfogliata, oder auch kleinen Strongyliden und eine damit einhergehende Entzü ndung der Blinddarmschleimhaut kann ebenfalls auslösend sein (Barclay et al 1982, Gaughan und Hackett 1990, Ward und Fubini 1994, Martin et al 1999, Proudman und Holdstock 2000. Im Gegensatz hierzu ergaben andere Studien jedoch keinerlei Zusammenhang zwischen Bandwurmbefall und dem Auftreten einer Darmeinstü lpung (Owen et al 1989, Dart et al 1997. Klinisch ist die Invaginatio caecalis anfänglich meist durch rezidivierende milde Koliken bei ungestörter Darmpassage gekennzeichnet.…”

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“…Klinisch ist die Invaginatio caecalis anfänglich meist durch rezidivierende milde Koliken bei ungestörter Darmpassage gekennzeichnet. Bei der Invaginatio caecocolica sind die Passage des Darminhaltes sowie die Blutversorgung des eingestülpten Blinddarms zunächst ungestört (Dart et al 1997). Zu den Symptomen zählen: reduzierte Futteraufnahme, Abmagerung ü ber mehrere Wochen, Diarrhoe, Fieber zwischen 39°C und 40°C, krampfartige Kolik bzw.…”

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Intraluminal partial typhlectomy as therapy of non-reducible cecocolic intussusception

Huskamp¹,

Scheidemann²,

Carstanjen³

2013

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Intraluminal partial typhlectomy as therapy of non-reducible cecocolic intussusceptionCecocolic intussusception is a rare pathologic lesion in horses and for a long time treatment of this disease was considered not to be successful. By now there are several descriptions of various surgical techniques with varying success rates. The purpose of this paper is to describe the surgical way of an intraluminal resection technique as a treatment of non-reducible cecocolic intussusception. Access to the cecum is obtained via a right high flank laparotomy. After preparation the intussusceptional cuff can be lifted into the laparotomy wound and the invaginated wall is cut off around the intussusceptional cuff. As a second step the amputated cecum will be removed from the exteriorized and enterotomied large colon. 20 out of 25 horses suffering from cecocolic intussusception underwent surgery over a period of 16 years. Ten horses were euthanized during surgery for different reasons. Surgery was finished in 10 horses, 8 horses recovered and were discharged from hospital. Two horses were euthanized following surgery {postoperative myopathy (1) and peritonitis/adhesion (1)}. In comparison to other techniques, surgical complications due to abdominal contamination, particularly peritonitis, are obvious.

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Caecal disease in equids

Cited by 65 publications

References 19 publications

Intestinal Neoplasia in Horses

Intestinal Neoplasia in Horses

What’s New in Old Horses? Postmortem Diagnoses in Mature and Aged Equids

Intraluminal partial typhlectomy as therapy of non-reducible cecocolic intussusception

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