Colic, update and advances
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Keywords: Horse, Colic, Advances,
Abstract :
Colic as the most important equine disease requires emergency intervention to save patient’s life. Early diagnosis, management, and, treatment of affected horses will improve prognosis of treatment. Despite performed advances in diagnosis, anesthesia, surgery and postoperative care, colic is still a challenging concern in veterinary. Some of the most important advancements are presented in this article.
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36. Graham S, Freeman D. Standing diagnostic and therapeutic equine abdominal surgery. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2014; 30 (1): 143-168.
37. Hendrickson DA. A review of equine laparoscopy. ISRN Vet Sci 2012; 2012: 492650.
38. Smith CL, Dowling BA, Dart AJ. Recent advances in equine abdominal surgery. Vet J 2005; 170 (1):41-51.
39. Eggleston RB, Mueller POE. Comparison of lipopolysaccharides and soluble CD14 measurement between clinically endotoxaemic and nonendotoxaemic horses. Equine Vet J 2017; 49 (2): 155-159.
40. Bouré LP, Pearce SG, Kerr CL, et al. Evaluation of laparoscopic adhesiolysis for the treatment of experimentally induced adhesions in pony foals. AM J Vet Res 2002; 63 (2): 289-294.
41. Giusto G, Iotti B, Sammartano F, et al. Ex vivo anatomical characterization of handsewn or stapled jejunocecal anastomosis in horses by computed tomography scan. J Vet Med 2014; 2014: 234738.
42. Bracamonte JL, Devick I, Thomas KT, Hendrick S. Comparison of hand-sewn and oversewn stapled jejunojejunal anastomoses in horses. Can Vet J 2018; 59 (1): 67-73.
43. Freeman DD, Schaeffer DJ. Comparison of complications and long-term survival rates following hand-sewn versus stapled side-to-side jejunocecostomy in horses with colic. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2010; 237 (9): 1060-1067.
44. Colbath AC, Patipa L, Berghaus RD, Parks AH. The influence of suture pattern on the incidence of incisional drainage following exploratory laparotomy. Equine Vet J 2014; 46 (2): 156-160.
45. Torfs S, Levet T, Delesalle C, et al. Risk factors for incisional complications after exploratory celiotomy in horses: do skin staples increase the risk? Vet Surg 2010; 39 (5): 616-620.
46. Dukti S, White NA. Prognosticating equine colic. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2009; 25 (2): 217-231.
47. Kucera CR, Stranahan LW, Hughes F, et al. Protein biomarkers of cell proliferation determine prognosis in cases of equine large colon volvulus. Equine Vet J 2018; 50 (4): 452-456.
48. Fogle J, Jacob M, Blikslager A, et al. Comparison of lipopolysaccharides and soluble CD14 measurement between clinically endotoxaemic and nonendotoxaemic horses. Equine Vet J 2017; 49 (2): 155-159.
49. Grulke S, Franck T, Gangl M, Péters F, et al. Myeloperoxidase assay in plasma and peritoneal fluid of horses with gastrointestinal disease. Can J Vet Res 2008; 72 (1): 37-42.
50. Pihl TH, Scheepers E, Goddard A, et al. Acute phase proteins in blood and peritoneal fluid as prognostic markers in horses with colic. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2016; 26 (5): 664-674.
1. Curtis L, Burford JH, England GCW, Freeman SL. Risk factors for acute abdominal pain (colic) in the adult horse: A scoping review of risk factors, and a systematic review of the effect of management-related changes. PLoS One 2019; 14 (7): e0219307.
2. Freeman DE. Fifty years of colic surgery. Equine Vet J 2018; 50(4): 423-435.
3. Gandini M. How effective is surgical closure of the nephrosplenic space in preventing recurrent colic in horses? Vet Rec 2019; 185 (21): 655-656.
4. Burke M, Blikslager A. Advances in Diagnostics and Treatments in Horses with Acute Colic and Postoperative Ileus. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2018; 34 (1): 81-96.
5. Cullen TE, Curtis L, England GCW, Burford JH, Freeman SL. Systematic review of evidence for plasma and peritoneal lactate as a diagnostic test for surgical colic. Equine Vet J 2015; 47 (S48): 5-6.
6. Latson LM, Nieto JE, Beldomenico PM, Snyder JR. Evaluation of peritoneal fluid lactate as a marker of intestinal ischaemia in equine colic. Equine Vet J 2005; 37 (4): 342-346.
7. Kelmer G. Update on recent advances in equine abdominal surgery. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2009; 25 (2): 271-282.
8. Shearer TR, Norby B, Carr EA. The diagnostic utility of peritoneal fluid lactate and color in diagnosing horses with small intestinal disease. Equine Vet J 2017; 29 (S8): 21.
9. Auer JA, Stick JA. Equine surgery, 5th ed. Saunders, 2018; 521, 532-535, 548, 549, 550-552, 554, 555, 557, 560, 561, 603, 606, 663, 667-669.
10. Herbert EW, Lopes MAF, Kelmer G. Standing flank laparotomy for the treatment of small colon impactions in 15 ponies and one horse. Equine Vet Educ 2019.
11. Bont MP. Standing surgery versus general anaesthesia for resolution of acute abdomen; useful enough to become routine? Equine Vet Educ 2020.
12. Rijkenhuizen ABM, van Dijk P. Diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy in the horse: experiences in 236 cases. Pferdeheilkunde 2002; 18: 12-20.
13. Walmsley JP. Laparoscopy in horses with abdominal pain. Equine Vet Educ 2007; 19 (2): 64-66.
14. Farstvedt E, Hendrickson D. Laparoscopic closure of the nephrosplenic space for prevention of recurrent nephrosplenic entrapment of the ascending colon. Vet Surg 2005; 34 (6): 642-645.
15. Sutter WW, Hardy J. Laparoscopic repair of a small intestinal mesenteric rent in a broodmare. Vet Surg 2004; 33 (1): 92-95.
16. Smith CL, Dowling BA, Dart AJ. Recent advances in equine abdominal surgery. Vet J 2005; 170 (1):41-51.
17. Butt TD, Wilson DG. Laparoscopic colopexy in a horse. Can Vet J 2003; 44 (7): 586-588.
18. Rodríguez JMR, Grulke S, Salciccia A, et al. Nephrosplenic space closure significantly decreases recurrent colic in horses: a retrospective analysis. Vet Rec 2019; 185 (21): 657.
19. Bracamonte JL, Duke-Novakovski T. A pilot study evaluating laparoscopic closure of the nephrosplenic space using an endoscopic suturing device in standing horses. Can Vet J. 2016; 57 (6): 651–654.
20. Krueger CR, Klohnen A. Surgical correction of nephrosplenic entrapment of the large colon in 3 horses via standing left flank laparotomy. Vet Surg 2015; 44 (3): 392-397.
21. Albanese A, Hanson RR, McMaster MA, et al. Use of a barbed knotless suture for laparoscopic ablation of the nephrosplenic space in 8 horses. Vet Surg 2016; 45 (6): 824-830.
22. Bussy C, Benredouane K, Munoz J, Petat D. closure of the equine nephrosplenic space using a single LED powered trocar via standing mini-laparotomy. OJVM 2019; 9 (2).
23. Muňoz J, Bussy C. Standing hand-assisted laparoscopic treatment of left dorsal displacement of the large colon and closure of the nephrosplenic space. Vet Surg 2013; 42 (5): 595-599.
24. Röcken M, Schubert C, Mosel G, Litzke LF. Indications, surgical technique, and long-term experience with laparoscopic closure of the nephrosplenic space in standing horses. Vet Surg 2005; 34: 637-641.
25. Gandini M, Nannarone S, Giusto G, et al. Laparoscopic nephrosplenic space ablation with a barbed suture in 8 horses. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2017; 250 (4): 431-436.
26. Burke MJ, Parente EJ. Prosthetic mesh for obliteration of the nephrosplenic space in horses: 26 clinical cases. Vet Surg 2016; 45 (2): 201-207.
27. Epstein KL, Parente EJ. Laparoscopic obliteration of the nephrosplenic space using polypropylene mesh in five horses. Vet Surg 2006; 35 (5): 431-437.
28. Cypher EE, Blackford J, Snowden RT, et al. Surgical correction of entrapment of the large colon and caecum through a mesoduodenal rent with standing laparoscopic repair in a mare. Equine Vet J 2018; 32 (4): 185-188.
29. Wilderjans H, Meulyzer M, Simon O. Standing laparoscopic peritoneal flap hernioplasty technique for preventing recurrence of acquired strangulating inguinal herniation in stallions. Vet Surg 2012; 41 (2): 292-299.
30. Munsterman AS, Hanson RR, Cattley RC, et al. Surgical technique and short-term outcome for experimental laparoscopic closure of the epiploic foramen in 6 horses. Vet Surg 2014; 43 (2): 105-113.
31. Rossignol F, Mespoulhes-Rivière C, Vitte A, et al. Standing laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty using cyanoacrylate for preventing recurrence of acquired strangulated inguinal herniation in 10 stallions. Vet Surg 2014; 43 (1):6-11.
32. van Bergen T, Wiemer P, Bosseler L, et al. Development of a new laparoscopic Foramen Epiploicum Mesh Closure (FEMC) technique in 6 horses. Equine Vet J 2016; 48 (3): 331-337.
33. van Bergen T, Wiemer P, Schauvliege S, et al. Laparoscopic evaluation of the epiploic foramen after celiotomy for epiploic foramen entrapment in the horse. Vet Surg 2016; 45 (5).
34. van Bergen T, Rötting A, Wiemer P, et al. Foramen epiploicum mesh closure (FEMC) through a ventral midline laparotomy. Equine Vet J 2018; 50 (2): 235-240.
35. Grulke S, Salciccia A, Rodríguez MA, et al. Mesh closure of epiploic foramen by ventral laparotomy in 17 horses with entrapment. Vet Rec 2020; 2019-105684.
36. Graham S, Freeman D. Standing diagnostic and therapeutic equine abdominal surgery. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2014; 30 (1): 143-168.
37. Hendrickson DA. A review of equine laparoscopy. ISRN Vet Sci 2012; 2012: 492650.
38. Smith CL, Dowling BA, Dart AJ. Recent advances in equine abdominal surgery. Vet J 2005; 170 (1):41-51.
39. Eggleston RB, Mueller POE. Comparison of lipopolysaccharides and soluble CD14 measurement between clinically endotoxaemic and nonendotoxaemic horses. Equine Vet J 2017; 49 (2): 155-159.
40. Bouré LP, Pearce SG, Kerr CL, et al. Evaluation of laparoscopic adhesiolysis for the treatment of experimentally induced adhesions in pony foals. AM J Vet Res 2002; 63 (2): 289-294.
41. Giusto G, Iotti B, Sammartano F, et al. Ex vivo anatomical characterization of handsewn or stapled jejunocecal anastomosis in horses by computed tomography scan. J Vet Med 2014; 2014: 234738.
42. Bracamonte JL, Devick I, Thomas KT, Hendrick S. Comparison of hand-sewn and oversewn stapled jejunojejunal anastomoses in horses. Can Vet J 2018; 59 (1): 67-73.
43. Freeman DD, Schaeffer DJ. Comparison of complications and long-term survival rates following hand-sewn versus stapled side-to-side jejunocecostomy in horses with colic. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2010; 237 (9): 1060-1067.
44. Colbath AC, Patipa L, Berghaus RD, Parks AH. The influence of suture pattern on the incidence of incisional drainage following exploratory laparotomy. Equine Vet J 2014; 46 (2): 156-160.
45. Torfs S, Levet T, Delesalle C, et al. Risk factors for incisional complications after exploratory celiotomy in horses: do skin staples increase the risk? Vet Surg 2010; 39 (5): 616-620.
46. Dukti S, White NA. Prognosticating equine colic. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2009; 25 (2): 217-231.
47. Kucera CR, Stranahan LW, Hughes F, et al. Protein biomarkers of cell proliferation determine prognosis in cases of equine large colon volvulus. Equine Vet J 2018; 50 (4): 452-456.
48. Fogle J, Jacob M, Blikslager A, et al. Comparison of lipopolysaccharides and soluble CD14 measurement between clinically endotoxaemic and nonendotoxaemic horses. Equine Vet J 2017; 49 (2): 155-159.
49. Grulke S, Franck T, Gangl M, Péters F, et al. Myeloperoxidase assay in plasma and peritoneal fluid of horses with gastrointestinal disease. Can J Vet Res 2008; 72 (1): 37-42.
50. Pihl TH, Scheepers E, Goddard A, et al. Acute phase proteins in blood and peritoneal fluid as prognostic markers in horses with colic. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2016; 26 (5): 664-674.