Vol. 8, Issue 6, Part A (2023)

Author(s): Soe Win Kyaw, Thae Su Yee Hnin, Mya Theingi Kyaw, Phyo Thazin Kyaw, Saw Thet OO, Hlaing Phyo Aung, Hay Mar Kyaw, Thet Su Myat, Than Than Sint and Soe Win Naing

Abstract: To evaluate and compare the ultrasound images of gastrointestinal tract between normal healthy and gastrointestinal disorder horses. Five normal healthy horses and five gastrointestinal disorder horses were imaged using a 3.5 MHz convex probe and an ultrasound machine. In normal healthy horses, ultrasound images were found in normal sites. The ultrasound images of horses with gastrointestinal disorder, stomach, colon, and caecum were distended with gas. Distended stomach was found between 8th to 14th intercostal spaces, and the curved hyperechoic line was over the gastrosplenic vein. The distended caecum, the depth of sacculation was lower and the motility was slower than that of normal. The colic type of horses with gastrointestinal disorder was flatulent colic. The utilization of ultrasonographic images in this study may aid physicians in determining the most suitable imaging positions for gastrointestinal organs during the interpretation of ultrasonographic images in clinical scenarios, with a specific focus on colic horses.