Using transabdominal ultrasound as support diagnosis in equine with colic syndrome
Cases reports
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https://doi.org/10.35172/rvz.2017.v24.288Keywords:
acute abdomen, obstructive processes, sonographic diagnosisAbstract
The acute abdomen in the equine species is considered an emergency. In these cases, it is of
great importance the early determination of whether or not a surgical intervention is needed.
The aims of this cases descriptions were to identify which sonographic findings help to differ
the clinical or surgical patient, to define which lesions can be diagnosed sonographically and
to determine the difficulties of the exam. A cross-sectional study was conducted. Sixteen
horses with signs of acute abdominal pain were evaluated by means of transabdominal
ultrasonography. Ultrasound examination was performed using a portatil high resolution
machine with a 2.5 to 5,0MHz, multifrequential convex probe. All abdominal cavity was
examined using the starndart ultrasound techinique previous reported. Ultrasound contributed to determine the therapeutic approach in all cases, helping in final diagnosis, and detecting
findings of gastrointestinal obstructive process or excluded. The mainly findings in detecting
obstructive intestinal process are abnormalities in intestinal topography, pattern of motility
and diameter distension, predominantly in small intestine, different intraluminal content and
in some cases thickening of intestinal wall. The attitude of the animal in response to pain,
agitation/excitement, muscle trembling and sometimes changes in the type of intraluminal
content, were factors that interfered in the images. We concluded that transabdominal
ultrasonography can assist in determining the next conduct to be adopted, surgical or clinical
therapeutics in horses with colic syndrome.
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