Persistent vaginal haemorrhage due to a uterine leiomyoma in a mare

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 156-158

  Brandstetter, L R ^a   Doyle Jones, P S ^a   McKenzie III, H C ^a  

^a MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Haemorrhage; Horse; Leiomyoma; Mare; Ovariohysterectomy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 20444382435     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2005.tb00358.x     Document Type: Article

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