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L J Rutgers

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PubMed1983

Complications following the use of the closed suturing technique for correction of left abomasal displacement in cows.

The closed suturing technique has been introduced as a quick, easy and cheap method of surgical correction of left sided abomasal displacement in cows. It is questionable if good reposition and fixation are always achieved using this technique. The closed suturing technique in four cases of left sided abomasal displacement was investigated. Additionally, six cases treated this way in general practice were investigated. It is concluded that from a surgical point of view the closed suturing technique should be rejected because it is unknown which abdominal structures are being sutured.

Abomasum↗
PubMed1983

[Primary closure of the scrotal wound in the castration of stallions].

A method of castration in stallions is reported on, in which primary closure of the wound caused by castration was attempted. Primary wound-healing occurred in 90 per cent of 110 stallions showing normally descended testicles, whereas this proportion was 97.4 per cent in thirty-eight unilaterally cryptorchid stallions in which the normally descended testicle was removed using the method described. It is concluded that the present method of castration will only be successful when surgery is carried out under strictly aseptic conditions.

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PubMed1983

[Experiences with half-closed castration in stallions].

The half-closed method of castration involves ligation of the spermatic cord enclosed in the vaginal tunic, the testicle itself lying outside the opened vaginal tunic. Of 497 horses and ponies admitted to the Department of Large Animal Surgery and castrated using this technique, 68.6 per cent recovered without complications. Although the most serious postoperative complications such as intestinal eventration and haemorrhage of the spermatic cord may be reduced to a minimum by this approach, normal healing cannot be guaranteed under the circumstances in which this method was used.

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PubMed1983

[An inventory of the castration of stallions based on a survey among Dutch veterinarians].

To gain an insight into the procedures adopted in castrating stallions in the Netherlands, a questionnaire was sent to 670 Dutch veterinary practitioners. The 176 veterinary practitioners who replied performed 1850 castrations. Castration of the recumbent horse was preferred by 88 per cent of the veterinary surgeons. Fifty per cent preferred the open method of castration and 44 per cent the half-closed technique. A local anaesthetic was given by 65 per cent of the practitioners; 84 per cent administered antibiotics in an attempt to prevent wound infection. Postoperative complications were observed in 18 per cent of the castrations carried out.

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PubMed1983

[The roll-and-suture technic as a treatment method in left-sided abomasal displacement in cattle: an acceptable alternative?].

The roll-and-suture technique was introduced as a rapid, easy and cheap method of surgical correction of left-sided abomasal displacement in cattle. It is questionable however, whether satisfactory reposition and fixation are achieved in every case using this technique. The present authors studied the roll-and-suture technique in four animals affected with left-sided abomasal displacement. In addition, five cases treated by this method in general practice were investigated. In view of the results obtained, attention is drawn to possible intra- and postoperative complications. It is concluded that the roll-and-suture technique should be rejected from the point of view of surgical treatment as it is not known which abdominal structures are being sutured. Although there may be ethical reservations in regard to the roll-and-suture technique, this method may therefore be acceptable from the economic point of view.

Abomasum↗
PubMed1979

[A cow showing abnormal distension of the abdomen: omental bursitis (author's transl)].

A highly uncommon clinical picture in a cow showing abnormal distension of the abdomen as the most important clinical symptom, is described. The anatomy of the bovine adbomen is briefly reviewed, particular attention being paid to the omental bursa. This is followed by a discussion of the history and clinical symptoms. The owner complained of the fact that the cow showed loss of appetite and abnormal distension of the abdomen. The most important finding on clinical examination was made on rectal exploration, in which a large sac filled with fluid was felt in the abdomen. Exploratory laparatomy showed that this was an inflamed omental bursa containing a large quantity of serofibrinous exudate. This diagnosis was verified by pathological studies. The discussion is concerned with the differential diagnosis and a comparison is made with a number of similar cases reported in the literature.

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