Intra-abdominal adhesions in horses: A retrospective evaluation of repeat laparotomy in 99 horses with acute gastrointestinal disease

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-201

  Gorvy, Dylan A ^a   Barrie Edwards, G ^a   Proudman, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Adhesion; Horse; Laparotomy; Repeat

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; ENDOTOXEMIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HORSE; INTRA ABDOMINAL ADHESION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INJURY; SURVIVAL;

ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 44349113114     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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