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Surgical Repair of a Perforated Gastric Ulcer in a Foal
Author(s) -
PROBST CURTIS W.,
SCHNEIDER ROBERT K.,
HUBBELL JOHN A. E.,
HART E. C.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1983.tb00714.x
Subject(s) - medicine , foal , peritonitis , surgery , peritoneal cavity , abdomen , septic arthritis , arthritis , archaeology , history
An 11‐day‐old Thoroughbred colt was presented because of acute colic and a swollen right carpus. Exploration of the abdomen revealed peritonitis secondary to a perforated gastric ulcer. The ulcer was repaired, and the peritoneal cavity was lavaged. The foal recovered from the perforated ulcer but was euthanized one and a half months later because of progressive septic arthritis.