Chronic colic in the mature horse: A retrospective review of 106 cases

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 415-420

  Mair, T S ^a   Hillyer, M H ^b  

^a BELL EQUINE VETERINARY CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Colic; Colonic impaction; Horse; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLIC; COLITIS; COLON DISEASE; FECES IMPACTION; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ILEUM DISEASE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LIVER DISEASE; LYMPHOSARCOMA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PERITONITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TORSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLIC; COLITIS; COLONIC DISEASES; FECAL IMPACTION; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ILEAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LIVER DISEASES; LYMPHOMA, DIFFUSE; MALE; PERITONITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TORSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031264446     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1997.tb03151.x     Document Type: Article

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