Abdominal CT scan revealed two mesenteric necrotic lymphadenopathies, colic dilatation, bowel-wall thickening, and gastric stasis.
The subsequent pathological examination revealed a mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix with metastatic cells colonising the anterior bladder wall and several colic lymph nodes.
Anatomical features of the equine digestive tract such as marked variations in the diameter of the large colon and limited attachment of the large colon to the body wall predispose the horse to colic by increasing the potential for blockage of the digestive tract with ingested material (impaction) and twisting of the tract.
Major complications can occur in mesh hernioplasty in horses ranging from persistent incisional drainage, mesh infection, hernia recurrence, intra-abdominal adhesions, mesh or body wall failure, recurrent abdominal pain (colic), and peritonitis [ 5].
Complications following mesh hernioplasty using polypropylene or polyester mesh in horses can be serious and similar to complications seen in human patients, including persistent incisional drainage, mesh infection, hernia recurrence, intra-abdominal adhesions, mesh or body wall failure, recurrent abdominal pain (colic), and peritonitis.
Quinn et al. [ 19] described this tumor in the heart, which caused circulatory collapse in a cob cross equine, and Kirchhof et al. [ 20] described an acute episode of colic caused by numerous MPNSTs in the intestinal wall.
Comprehensive ultrasound was done by the radiologist showed ileo-colic intussusception with marked thickening of the bowel wall.
In mid-2005, Salzgeber's then-current Grand Prix mount, Wall Street, was euthanized following an episode of colic.
Three days after the tympanic colic episode (Day 6), the temperature of the dorsal hoof wall of the left forelimb (LF) increased and the mare revealed strong pulse in the palmar digital arteries (Fig. 3, Day 6).
In the case presented here, the development of a ventral midline hernia was subsequent to infection of the body wall associated with a previous exploratory celiotomy for treatment of colic.
