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Vet Mex 2006; 37 (2)

Five cases of enterolithiasis in horses remitted to the Equine Hospital of DMZE-FMVZ-UNAM, during 2003

Pérez ML, Calderón VR, Rodríguez MA, Jacinto ME

Language: English/Spanish
References: 23
Page: 223-238
PDF size: 945.61 Kb.


ABSTRACT

In the year 2003, five horses with signs of obstructive acute abdominal syndrome caused by gastrointestinal concretions were remitted to the Equine Hospital of the Department of Equine Medicine and Husbandry of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry-National Autonomous University of Mexico (DMZE-FMVZ-UNAM). Four of these cases (80%) came form the northeast region of Mexico City, and were horses used for pulling garbage carts in the dump areas. According to some studies, there are geographical regions where cases of enterolithiasis have more incidence; the cases reported in the studies include enteroliths as well as mineral concretions caused by foreign bodies. All of this cases have presented signs of partially obstructive acute abdominal syndrome (AAS) characterized by intermittent pain episodes, increased physiological frequencies, decreased abdominal sounds with presence of gas and constipation. Even though signs are not specific, assembled to the clinical history, they can be a very valuable key for diagnosis and prognosis of the patient. The definitive diagnosis is only made by enterotomy or necropsy. The prognosis of partial obstructive, acute abdominal syndrome caused by concretions is low vital, low functional in most of the cases, but there may be complications such as gastrointestinal rupture wich there may compromise the patient´s life, if the disease is not diagnosed and treated soon.


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