Trope GD, Steel CM. T-shaped malformation of the ventral colon in a Thoroughbred filly with colic.
Aust Vet J 2010;
88:322-5. [PMID:
20633170 DOI:
10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00600.x]
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Abstract
A 4-month-old Thoroughbred filly presented for abdominal pain was diagnosed with a T-shaped malformation of the ventral colon at exploratory laparotomy. Following resection and anastomosis of the large colon, no further episodes of abdominal pain occurred during a 12-month follow-up. Acute dehiscence of the linea alba occurred as a complication of the initial laparotomy, but was successfully managed following additional surgical repair. T-shaped malformation of the ventral colon has not previously been reported and is considered a congenital malformation of mesocolon formation.
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