Gastric impaction and obstruction of the small intestine associated with persimmon phytobezoar in a horse

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 216, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1279-1281

  Kellam, Laura L ^a   Johnson, Philip J ^a   Kramer, Joanne ^a   Keegan, Kevin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEZOAR; CASE REPORT; COLIC; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DUODENUM; FRUIT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSCOPY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; JEJUNUM; MALE; STOMACH; STOMACH ULCER;

ANIMALS; BEZOARS; COLIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DUODENUM; FRUIT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSCOPY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; JEJUNUM; MALE; STOMACH; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 0034654874     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.216.1279     Document Type: Article

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