Colic Surgery in the Horse

Preface
 
About the companion website
 
1 Diseases of the Stomach
 
2 Diseases of the Small Intestine
 
3 Diseases of the Cecum
 
4 Diseases of the Large Colon
 
5 Diseases of the Small Colon, Rectum and Anus
 
6 Miscellaneous Colics
 
7 False Colics
 
8 Chronic and Recurrent Colic
 
9 Colic in Foals and Weanlings
 
10 Colics of Pregnancy and Peripartum Period
 
11 Pathophysiology of Intestinal Obstruction and Ischemia
 
12 Assessment of the Horse with Colic
 
13 Decision-Making and Communications
 
14 Preoperative Stabilization and Treatments
 
15 Fluid Therapy
 
16 Management of Intraabdominal Hemorrhage
 
17 Nonsurgical Treatments of Obstructive Intestinal Diseases
 
18 Anesthesia
 
19 Surgical Planning and Equipment
 
20 Surgical Approach and Exploration
 
21 Suture Patterns, Knots and Miscellaneous Procedures
 
22 Surgery of the Stomach, Duodenum and Bile Duct
 
23 Surgical Correction of Small Intestinal Diseases
 
24 Small Intestinal Viability and Extent of Resection
 
25 Resection of Mesentery and Decompression of Small Intestine
 
26 Jejunojejunostomy
 
27 Surgery of the Ileum
 
28 Jejunocecostomy
 
29 Surgery of the Cecum
 
30 Surgery of the Large Colon
 
31 Large Colon Resection, Anastomosis and Bypass
 
32 Colopexy
 
33 Surgery of the Small Colon, Rectum and Anus
 
34 Miscellaneous Colic-Related Abdominal Surgeries and Procedures
 
35 Adjunctive Intraoperative Procedures
 
36 Intraoperative Complications
 
37 Closure of the Ventral Midline Abdominal Incision
 
38 Complications in Closure of the Ventral Midline Abdominal Incision
 
39 Postoperative Reflux
 
40 Miscellaneous Postoperative Complications
 
41 Postoperative Monitoring
 
42 Postoperative

David E. Freeman, MVB, MRCVS, PhD, DACVS, is Appleton Endowed Professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA.