Ultrasonographic features of pedunculated lipomas in two horses |
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| Authors: | G. Manso‐Díaz F. J. López‐Sanromán J. Jiménez L. J. Ezquerra M. Martín‐Cuervo |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain;2. Department of Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Small intestine strangulation by pedunculated lipomas is a common cause of acute colic in horses. However, diagnosis of this condition prior to surgery may be difficult due to the poor specificity of the clinical signs. We describe the ultrasonographic findings of 2 horses presented for acute colic with a diagnosis of strangulating lipoma confirmed in surgery. Lipomas were identified as rounded and well‐defined, homogeneous hyperechoic structures, surrounded by distended small intestine loops and peritoneal fluid. Ultrasonographic identification of lipomas should be attempted during an abdominal scan, especially in horses with evidence of small intestinal ileus and/or obstruction. |
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| Keywords: | horse abdomen colic small intestine strangulation |
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