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EQUINE VETERINARY EDUCATION
Volume 23, Issue 6, Pages 289-293Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2010.00179.x
Keywords
horse; abdominal abscess; metallic foreign body; thoracotomy; peritonitis; abdominal lavage
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P>Reports of alimentary tract foreign bodies have been rarely reported in the equine literature. This Case Report concerns a mare who presented persistent fever and mild signs of colic. A metallic foreign body was found near to the diaphragm on radiographic and ultrasonographic examinations. A thoracotomy was subsequently performed by means of a 7th rib resection and a diaphragmatic incision made in order to remove the intra-abdominal abscess containing a metallic foreign body. Peritonitis was the major complication and was managed during hospitalisation by multiple lavage-drainage procedure of the abdominal cavity. Long-term outcome (3 years) was good.
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