Association between previous splenectomy and gastric dilatation-volvulus in dogs: 453 cases (2004-2009)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 242, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1381-1384

  Sartor, Angela J ^a,c   Bentley, Adrienne M ^a   Brown, Dorothy C ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Sage Centers for Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLENECTOMY; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH VOLVULUS;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GASTRIC DILATATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENECTOMY; STOMACH VOLVULUS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84877042634     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.242.10.1381     Document Type: Article

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