Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Leiomyoma of the small colon in a horse.
- Journal:
- Veterinary surgery : VS
- Year:
- 1991
- Authors:
- Haven, M L et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Food Animal and Equine Medicine
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
During surgery to fix a large colon issue in a 4-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, a leiomyoma, which is a type of benign tumor, was found in the small colon. The veterinarians removed the tumor along with a section of the small colon and then connected the two ends back together. After the surgery, the horse had some trouble with feces getting stuck near the surgery site, but this improved after five days of treatment with fluids, pain relief, and stool softeners. Overall, the treatment was successful in addressing the horse's issues.
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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