Small intestinal epiploic foramen entrapment in a seven-month pregnant Thoroughbred mare: a case report
2023
Hwang, H.B. | Lee, S.Y. | Park, K.W. | Lee, E.B. | Kang, T.Y. | Seo, J.P. | Jeong, H.H.
A seven-month pregnant four-year-old Thoroughbred mare with colic weighing 600 kg was referred to the Jeju National University Equine Hospital. A physical examination and ultrasound suggested epiploic foramen entrapment. The patient underwent ileum resection and end-to-side jejunocecostomy. After surgery, the horse showed a consistent pain when introduced to feeding. A repeat laparotomy was performed to enlarge the stoma size with side-to-side jejunocecostomy. The repeat laparotomy was successful, and the mare gave birth uneventfully. This report describes a case of small intestinal epiploic foramen entrapment and the clinical outcomes of the 2 consecutive laparotomies a Thoroughbred mare in late gestation.
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