Abdominal closure and complications

Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 174-187

  Freeman, David E ^a   Rötting, Anna K ^a   Inoue, Olivia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Dehiscence; Drainage; Herniation; Herniorrhaphy; Horse; Infection; Surgery; Ventral median incision

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 22144492460     PISSN: 15347516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ctep.2002.35575     Document Type: Article

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