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Peritonitis following intestinal anastomosis and enteroplication in a kitten with intussusception.
Author(s) -
CULVENOR JA
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1997.tb10058.x
Subject(s) - kitten , intussusception (medical disorder) , peritonitis , medicine , anastomosis , gastroenterology , general surgery , surgery , cats
SUMMARY A 10 week old kitten with an intussusception was treated by intestinal resection and enteroplication. Several months later it developed peritonitis which responded to open peritoneal drainage and antibiotics.