Laparoscopic-assisted splenectomy in a horse with splenomegaly

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 357-361

  Ortved, K F ^a   Witte, S ^a   Fleming, K ^a   Nash, J ^a   Woolums, A R ^a   Peroni, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colic; Horse; Laparoscopy; Spleen

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 47649104963     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/095777308X320270     Document Type: Article

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