Table 3 Lesions, frequency and short-term survival rates of 297 colic surgeries in Norway 2005 - 2011
From: Surgical treatment of equine colic - a retrospective study of 297 surgeries in Norway 2005–2011
Lesion | n (%) | Discharged from hospital (%) | Euthanized during surgery (%) | Euthanized after surgery (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ventricle | 3 (1.0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Impaction | 1 (0.3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rupture | 2 (0.7) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Small intestine | 96 (32.3) | 46 (47.9) | 34 (35.4) | 16 (16.7) |
Impaction | 11 (3.7) | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Impaction by ascarides | 4 (1.3) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Volvulus | 9 (3.0) | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Incarceration in epiploic foramen | 18 (6.1) | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Incarceration in mesenteric rent | 7 (2.4) | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Intussusception | 5 (1.7) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Incarceration in inguinal hernia\rupture | 12 (4.0) | 9 | 3 | 0 |
Verminous endarteritis | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Infarct | 7 (2.4) | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Enteritis | 14 (4.7) | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Rupture | 2 (0.7) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Strangulation by pedunculated lipoma | 3 (1.0) | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Ileus without obstruction | 3 (1.0) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Cecum | 26 (8.8) | 7 (26.9) | 9 (34.6) | 10 (38.5) |
Impaction | 12 (4.0) | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Displacement | 8 (2.7) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Tympany | 2 (0.7) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Intussusception | 4 (1.3) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Large colon | 135 (45.5) | 90 (66.7) | 21 (15.6) | 24 (17.7) |
Impaction | 23 (7.7) | 20 | 0 | 3 |
Volvulus | 37 (12.5) | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Left dorsal displacement | 20 (6.7) | 16 | 3 | 1 |
Right dorsal displacement | 33 (11.1) | 27 | 2 | 4 |
Other displacements including retroflexion of the pelvic flexure | 10 (3.4) | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Rupture | 2 (0.7) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Colitis | 5 (1.7) | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Tympany | 3 (1.0) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Intramural abscess | 1 (0.3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Incarceration in diafragmatic rent | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Small colon | 15 (5.1) | 8 (53.3) | 4 (26.7) | 3 (20.0) |
Impaction | 12 (4.0) | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Meconium retention | 3 (1.0) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Peritoneal cavity | 6 (2.0) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Peritonitis | 3 (1.0) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Adhesions | 3 (1.0) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Miscellaneous | 16 (5.4) | 9 (56.2) | 3 (18.8) | 4 (25.0) |
Faecalith obstruction** | 8 (2.7) | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Strictures* | 5 (1.7) | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Ovarian neoplasia involving small intestine | 1 (0.3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | 2 (0.7) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 297 | 162 (54.5) | 78 (26.3) | 57 (19.2) |