Colonic sand impaction with cecal rupture and peritonitis in an adult African savanna elephant, and review of noninfectious causes of gastrointestinal disease in elephants

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dc.contributor.authorTeodoro, Tamires G. W. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorUzal, Francisco A.
dc.contributor.authorStreitenberger, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorSamol, Monika A.
dc.contributor.authorHenderson, Eileen E.
dc.contributor.authorAsin, Javier [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T13:32:18Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T13:32:18Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-01
dc.description.abstractGastrointestinal disorders are among the most common disease processes in captive elephants. Colic is a frequent clinical presentation and may have several infectious and noninfectious causes. Ingestion of sand has been reported in elephants living in enclosures with loose sandy soils. Similar to the situation in horses, sand ingestion can cause intestinal impaction and colic in elephants. Here we describe a case of colonic sand impaction with cecal rupture and peritonitis in an African savanna elephant from a zoologic collection that died after several days of colic. On autopsy, abundant, gritty, sandy material was found within a segment of colon immediately aboral to the cecum. There was a full-thickness tear in the cecal wall, free intestinal contents within the abdominal cavity, and peritonitis. To our knowledge, the postmortem examination of an elephant with sand impaction and cecal rupture has not been reported previously; this condition should be included among the differential diagnoses in elephants with colic. We review the reports of noninfectious causes of gastrointestinal disease in elephants, which include cases of small intestinal and colonic torsion and of intestinal obstruction by fecal boluses.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Veterinary Clinics School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Paulista State University
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Veterinary Clinics School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Paulista State University
dc.format.extent47-52
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10406387221130024
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, v. 35, n. 1, p. 47-52, 2023.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/10406387221130024
dc.identifier.issn1943-4936
dc.identifier.issn1040-6387
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85143781350
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/248023
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectcecal rupture
dc.subjectcolic
dc.subjectelephants
dc.subjectobstruction
dc.subjectsand
dc.titleColonic sand impaction with cecal rupture and peritonitis in an adult African savanna elephant, and review of noninfectious causes of gastrointestinal disease in elephantsen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-0681-1878[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-2740-1010[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-5508-4630[4]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-5043-9308[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-6178-4801[6]

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