IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-MUSCULAR HYPERTROPHY OF THE SMALL INTESTINE AND PSEUDODIVERTICULA IN A HORSE

A 14‐year‐old Thoroughbred gelding was presented for chronic colic and weight loss. Transcutaneous and transrectal abdominal ultrasonography revealed distended, thickened small intestine with primary thickening of the muscularis and a focally more thickened loop with an echoic structure crossing the...

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Published in:Veterinary radiology & ultrasound 2015-03, Vol.56 (2), p.E13-E16
Main Authors: De Solís, Cristobal Navas, Biscoe, Elisabeth W., Lund, Caleb M., Labbe, Karyn, Muñoz, Juan, Farnsworth, Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Colic - diagnostic imaging
Colic - veterinary
Dilatation, Pathologic - pathology
Dilatation, Pathologic - veterinary
Diverticulum - diagnostic imaging
Diverticulum - veterinary
Horse Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Horses
Hyperplasia - veterinary
Hypertrophy - veterinary
Ileal Diseases - pathology
Ileal Diseases - veterinary
ileal hypertrophy
Intestine, Small - diagnostic imaging
Intestine, Small - pathology
Jejunal Diseases - pathology
Jejunal Diseases - veterinary
Laparotomy - veterinary
Male
muscular hypertrophy
pseudodiverticulum
Ultrasonography
Weight Loss
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Summary:A 14‐year‐old Thoroughbred gelding was presented for chronic colic and weight loss. Transcutaneous and transrectal abdominal ultrasonography revealed distended, thickened small intestine with primary thickening of the muscularis and a focally more thickened loop with an echoic structure crossing the wall from the mucosa to the serosa. Visualization of diffuse thickening of the muscularis (muscular hypertrophy of the small intestine) and a focal lesion (pseudodiverticulum) helped clinicians make informed decisions. This case illustrates the importance of transabdominal and transrectal ultrasonography in horses with chronic colic and the relevance of considering the abnormalities in layering pattern of the intestinal wall.
ISSN:1058-8183
1740-8261
DOI:10.1111/vru.12133