Clinical assessment and outcome of three techniques for jejunal resection and anastomosis in horses: 59 cases (1989-2000)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 215-218

  Semevolos, Stacy A ^a   Ducharme, Norm G ^a   Hackett, Richard P ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANASTOMOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HORSE; JEJUNUM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSES; JEJUNUM; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037079649     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.220.215     Document Type: Article

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