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Treatment of equine gastric impaction by gastrotomy
Author(s) -
Parker R. A.,
Barr E. D.,
Dixon P. M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2010.00165.x
Subject(s) - medicine , impaction , warmblood , surgery , stomach , general surgery , horse , paleontology , biology
Summary A 6‐year‐old Warmblood gelding was referred for treatment of a traumatic shoulder wound and while hospitalised developed a large gastric impaction which was unresponsive to medical management. Gastrotomy as a treatment for gastric impactions is rarely attempted in adult horses due to the limited surgical access to the stomach. This report describes the successful surgical treatment of the impaction by gastrotomy and management of the post operative complications encountered.