Postoperative Ileus: Pathogenesis and Treatment

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 351-362

  Doherty, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotoxemia; Horse; Ileus; Macrophages; Prokinetics

Indexed keywords

GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COLIC; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ILEUS; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; COLIC; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 67649562828     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2009.04.011     Document Type: Review

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