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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 21(9):564-571, 2017
Acute peritonitis in a male horse due to rectal
rupture
Niloofar Seydi, Ali Ghashghaei, Saman
Salmani, Mohammad Mahdi Zangeneh*
1Department of Clinical
Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Razi
University, Kermanshah, Iran.*corresponding author
ABSTRACT
Seydi N, Ghashghaei A, Salmani
S, Zangeneh MM., Acute peritonitis in a male horse
due to rectal rupture, Onl J Vet Res., 21(9):564-571, 2017. An 8-year-old male vernacular horse presented
with history of intestinal protrusion from the rectum. Rectal examination
indicated that the entire pelvic inlet was filled by the large colon, which was
distended with ingested gas. A subacute rectal tear was diagnosed. The unusual
nature of the tear led to speculation of a possible owner palpation accident. A
grave prognosis was given, and the horse was euthanized followed by gross and
histopathological assessment. The rectal tear occurred on the dorsolateral of
rectum and examination and sigmoidoscopy revealed pus within the rectum.
Additional postmortem findings included acute, severe, locally extensive, fibrino-suppurative and necrotic peritonitis. The horse
suffered acute peritonitis with acute abdominal pain. Intestinal mucosa was
infarcted, large colon markedly gas distended, and a 360° volvulus of the
entire ascending colon occurred. Microscopy revealed fibroblastosis, lymphocytosis, mast and plasma cells and
lymphocytes. The findings suggest that in this case, the rectal tear led to
acute peritonitis. Images are provided in the full text article.
KEYWORDS:
Rectal
rupture, acute peritonitis, horse.
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