Abdominal Sonographic Evaluation: In the Field, at the Hospital, and After Surgery

Cristobal Navas de Solis; Michelle Coleman

doi:10.1016/j.cveq.2023.03.006

Abdominal Sonographic Evaluation: In the Field, at the Hospital, and After Surgery

Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2023 Aug;39(2):197-210. doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2023.03.006. Epub 2023 May 9.

Authors

Cristobal Navas de Solis¹, Michelle Coleman²

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Studies New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania. Electronic address: navasdes@vet.upenn.edu.
² Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia.

PMID: 37169618
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2023.03.006

Abstract

Abdominal sonography is currently a routine procedure in the evaluation of colic in the horse. This imaging technique is used in both the assessment of the horse presented in the emergency setting with acute colic and the assessment of the horse presented for chronic or recurrent colic in the nonemergency setting. Sonography for colic evaluation is used by specialists in different disciplines and by general practitioners in the ambulatory and hospital settings. In this review, we will focus on indications and clinical interpretation of findings as well as recent developments in abdominal sonography.

Keywords: Abdominal; Colic; Gastrointestinal; Sonography; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Colic* / diagnostic imaging
Colic* / surgery
Colic* / veterinary
Horse Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
Horse Diseases* / surgery
Horses
Hospitals