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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
The medical records of 13 horses with strangulated umbilical hernias were reviewed. Typical history included increased swelling, warmth, and firmness of the hernial sac. Enterocutaneous fistulas had developed in 2 horses. Four horses had signs of abdominal pain. Surgery was performed on all horses, and the hernia was reduced by an open reduction technique. Incarcerated tissue included omentum (1 horse), jejunum (5), ileum (4), cecum (1), and ventral colon (2). All horses survived and were discharged from the hospital. Follow-up information on 9 horses (5 to 52 months after discharge) revealed no complications in 6 horses. Of the remaining 3 horses, one horse was euthanatized 5 months after discharge because of laminitis. One horse had persistent drainage from the skin incision requiring removal of nonabsorbable suture material 8 months after discharge. One foal required a second surgery because of signs of abdominal pain 17 days after the initial surgery. The foal was euthanatized during surgery because of severe peritonitis secondary to anastomotic leakage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0003-1488
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
190
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
692-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Strangulated umbilical hernias in horses: 13 cases (1974-1985).
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article