Successful Treatment of a Gastric Trichobezoar in a Peruvian Guinea Pig (Cavia aperea porcellus)

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-151

  Theus, Melanie ^a   Bitterli, Fabienne ^a   Foldenauer, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cavia apera porcellus; foreign body; gastrotomy; rodents; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

APERA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 45849142506     PISSN: 15575063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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