Jejunocolostomy or ileocolostomy for treatment of cecal impaction in horses: nine cases (1985-1995)
Gerard, M.P.; Bowman, K.F.; Blikslager, A.T.; Tate, L.P.; Bristol, D.G.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 209(7): 1287-1290
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 8837653 Document Number: 457055
Medical records of 9 horses with caecal impaction that underwent complete caecal bypass by jejunocolostomy (3) or ileocolostomy (6) were reviewed. Typhlotomy and evacuation of caecal contents was performed in 8 horses before the anastomosis. Five horses had signs of mild pain associated with reintroduction of food after surgery. All 7 horses for which follow-up information was available were still alive between 7 and 54 months (median, 1.5 years) after surgery. Jejunocolostomy or ileocolostomy resolved caecal impaction permanently and resulted in satisfactory long-term outcomes.