Recurrent esophageal obstruction and dysphagia due to a brainstem melanoma in a horse

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-247

  Covington, A L ^a   Magdesian, K G ^a   Madigan, J E ^a   Maleski, K ^a   Gray, L C ^a   Smith, P A ^a   Wisner, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DYSPHAGIA; ENAMEL; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; HEMIPLEGIA; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPOCHLOREMIA; HYPOXEMIA; MELANOMA; MOUTH EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MELANOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 1642299348     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2004)18<245:REOADD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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