Diagnostic Laparoscopy for
Small Intestinal
Intussusception in a Horse
P. Holak, M. Jałyński, Z.
Peczyński, Z. Adamiak, M. Jaskólska and W.
Pesta*
University of Warmia and
Mazury, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgery and
Roentgenology, 10-719 Olsztyn, ul. M. Oczapowskiego 14c, Poland
*Corresponding author: piotr-holak@wp.pl
Abstract
Laparoscopy is a low-invasive diagnostic and surgical technique for examining
and performing surgical procedures in the equine peritoneal cavity. This article
is a case study of a horse with weakly expressed, irregular symptoms of colic
occurring over a period of four weeks. Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed, and
liver and spleen tissue samples were collected for a histopathological analysis.
An endoscopic examination of the abdominal cavity ruled out small intestinal
intussusception, and a histopathological analysis supported the identification
of the causes of colic.