| 中文名稱 | 馬小腸肌肉肥大 |
| 英文名稱 | Muscular hypertrophy of the equine small intestine |
| 建立日期 | 2007/11/01 |
| 更新日期 | 2007/11/01 |
| 中文描述 | 肌肉肥大的小腸是一個罕見導致大腸阻塞的原因於馬.典型地有復發性溫和事件到中度絞痛.肥大會導致不明原因或次發的慢性小腸狹窄.傾向於影響較年長的馬;在一個研究指出中年是十歲齡.沒有種別傾向的影響雄性和雌性.在一些馬,會加粗小腸段,可以直腸觸診得知. |
| 英文描述 | Muscular hypertrophy of the small intestine is an infrequent cause of intestinal obstruction in horses. Typically there are recurrent episodes of mild to moderate colic. The hypertrophy can be idiopathic or secondary to chronic intestinal stenosis. Tends to affect older horses; in one study the median age was 10 years. Affects males and females with no breed predisposition. In some horses thickened sections of intestine can be palpated per rectum. |