TORÇÃO SEGUIDA POR COMPACTAÇÃO DE CECO EM EQUINO: RELATO DE CASO

Abstract

Equine colic syndrome, also known as acute abdomen, is characterized by acute and intense abdominal pain that accompanies systemic signs, which are responsible for the risk of death to the animal. Equine colic is a set of symptoms and clinical signs that, together with the clinical history of the animal, reflect physiological aspects in the gastrointestinal tract that show abdominal discomfort, characteristic in equines. Among the types of colic, those of cecal origin comprise only 2% of referrals. Therefore, the objective of this work is to report a case of torsion followed by cecum impaction in a horse, given its clinical and surgical importance. We report a case of a male, twelve-year-old, castrated, quarter-mile horse, with chestnut fur and weighing 440kg, referred to the veterinary hospital of the University of São Paulo, with signs of abdominal discomfort, not responsive to clinical treatment, being submitted to the surgical procedure of exploratory laparotomy.