Large colon volvulus due to meconium impaction in a neonatal foal: a case report

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology

دوره 16، شماره 1 - شماره پیاپی 34، بهار 2024، صفحه 60-65   

نوع مقاله: Case report

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/ijvst.2023.83244.1276

نویسندگان

Omid Azari^{* 1}؛ seyed mahdi Ghamsari¹؛ Ali Roustaei¹؛ Omid Koohestani²؛ Ahad Hassani³

¹Department of Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

²Student of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

³Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Equine Practitioner in Tehran Province, Tehran, Iran .

چکیده

A 36 hours old foal was presented with abdominal pain and undefication that did not respond to medical treatment. Physical examination revealed marked abdominal distension, mild tachycardia, tachypnea and high rectal temperature. Radiographic and ultrasonographic investigations confirmed the meconium impaction and large colon involvement. The case was recommended for urgent exploratory celiotomy. Close observation during surgery showed distention of small and large intestine and 360° volvulus of left colon associated with meconium impaction in small colon. After decompression and correction of large colon, impacted meconium was removed from the lumen via small colon enterotomy. The foal was recovered uneventfully and did not show any complication during 2 weeks follow up. This report suggested failure to pass meconium can cause other gastrointestinal disorders in neonatal foals.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Neonate foal؛ Meconium impaction؛ Colon volvulus؛ Colic pain

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