Mesenteric rents as a source of small intestinal strangulation in horses: 15 cases (1990-1997)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 216, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1446-1449

  Gayle, J'mai M ^a   Blikslager, Anthony T ^a   Bowman, Karl F ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INJURY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MESENTERY; MORTALITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMALL INTESTINE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MESENTERY; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034181105     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.216.1446     Document Type: Article

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