COLONIC PHYTOBEZOAR AND VOLVULUS IN A COLT

Authors
MEALEY RH CHAFFIN MK PELOSO JG CRABILL MR
Citation
Rh. Mealey et al., COLONIC PHYTOBEZOAR AND VOLVULUS IN A COLT, Veterinary medicine, 90(10), 1995, pp. 982-984
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Veterinary medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
87507943
Volume
90
Issue
10
Year of publication
1995
Pages
982 - 984
Database
ISI
SICI code
8750-7943(1995)90:10<982:CPAVIA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Ingestion of coastal Bermuda grass helped cause a phytobezoar in this colt. Phytobezoariasis that causes colonic obstruction in older foals should be considered in the differential diagnoses for acute abdominal pain in this age group.