This reports discusses a perforating metallic wire that was suspected of causing chronic weight loss, inappetance and pyrexia in a 15-year-old Standardbred gelding, due to the fact that during the previous 18 months, 6 horses coming from the same yard were referred for recurrent or acute colic related to the ingestion of metallic wires. Splenomegaly was detected ultrasonographically and confirmed during surgery. During necropsy, 2metallic wires 0.2 mm in diameter and 3–4 cm long were found in a markedly enlarged spleen with several nonencapsulated abscesses. Metallic wire perforation and migration through the lower alimentary tract may involve different abdominal quadrants (intestine, abdominal wall, spleen, liver) and lead to different clinical syndromes as acute or recurrent colic and weight loss. A clinical diagnosis is challenging as the symptoms are often nonspecific and prognosis is generally considered poor.

Splenic abscesses due to migrant metallic wires from small intestine in a horse

Bullone, Michela;BERTUGLIA, Andrea
2012-01-01

Abstract

This reports discusses a perforating metallic wire that was suspected of causing chronic weight loss, inappetance and pyrexia in a 15-year-old Standardbred gelding, due to the fact that during the previous 18 months, 6 horses coming from the same yard were referred for recurrent or acute colic related to the ingestion of metallic wires. Splenomegaly was detected ultrasonographically and confirmed during surgery. During necropsy, 2metallic wires 0.2 mm in diameter and 3–4 cm long were found in a markedly enlarged spleen with several nonencapsulated abscesses. Metallic wire perforation and migration through the lower alimentary tract may involve different abdominal quadrants (intestine, abdominal wall, spleen, liver) and lead to different clinical syndromes as acute or recurrent colic and weight loss. A clinical diagnosis is challenging as the symptoms are often nonspecific and prognosis is generally considered poor.
2012
24
6
286
290
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1001/(ISSN)2042-3292
foreign bodies; splenic abscess; equine
Rosso, Augusta; Bullone, Michela; Gillono, Erica; Greppi, Maria Carla; Bertuglia, Andrea
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
equine vet educ j.2042-3292.2011.00280.pdf

Accesso riservato

Tipo di file: PDF EDITORIALE
Dimensione 857.63 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
857.63 kB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri   Richiedi una copia

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/2318/100450
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 13
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 8
social impact