van der Velden M A, Rutgers L J
Department of General and Large Animal Surgery, State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Equine Vet J. 1990 Jan;22(1):9-12. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1990.tb04194.x.
During a 10 year period, 18 horses were treated surgically because of visceral prolapse after castration. Surgery was successful in six cases of omental prolapse and in eight out of 12 cases of intestinal prolapse. To minimise the risk of visceral prolapse, the authors prefer half-closed castration, with proper ligation of the parietal vaginal tunic, to open castration. If adequate treatment is started promptly, prognosis in cases of visceral prolapse is favourable.
