Unger, Lucia; Fouché, Nathalie Elisa; Schnider, Debora; Witte, Stefan (2014). Peritonitis, abscessation and haemorrhage: Complications of transcutaneous caecal decompression. Equine veterinary education, 26(8), pp. 430-435. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/eve.12174
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Transcutaneous needle decompression of the caecum through the right flank is a valuable, routine procedure performed to resolve cases of large intestinal tympany. Nevertheless, it can be the cause of potentially life-threatening complications as highlighted by the 3 cases presented in this case report. Abscess formation, septic peritonitis and haemorrhage following needle decompression are described.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > ISME Equine Clinic Bern > ISME Equine Clinic, Internal medicine 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Unger, Lucia, Fouché, Nathalie Elisa, Schnider, Debora, Witte, Stefan |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0957-7734 |
Publisher: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Andrea Gassmann-Suter |
Date Deposited: |
24 Dec 2014 11:53 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:38 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/eve.12174 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
horse, caecal tympany, caecal decompression, complication, peritonitis, haemorrhage |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.61298 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/61298 |
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