Surgical Correction of Left Displaced Abomasum

R. Bückner

doi:10.21423/bovine-vol1993no27p43-46

Surgical Correction of Left Displaced Abomasum

Authors

R. Bückner Medizinishe und Gerichtliche Veterinärklinik II, Innere Krankheiten der Wiederkäuer der Justus-Liebig-Universitat, 6300 Giessen, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1993no27p43-46

Keywords:

abomasum, cattle diseases, displacement, stomach diseases, surgery

Abstract

Surgical correction of left displaced abomasum was performed in 200 adult cattle using a modified technique. Manual reposition of the dislocated organ, localization of the pylorus and fixation of the omentum majus are described in detail.

Cover image of the 27th Volume of the Bovine Practitioner: a photo of Dr. Harold E. Amstutz, retirein AABP Executive Vice President. Dr. Amstutz is an elderly white man in a crisp suit and tie, smiling at the camera.

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Published

2019-08-07

How to Cite

Bückner, R. (2019). Surgical Correction of Left Displaced Abomasum. The Bovine Practitioner, 1993(27), 43–46. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1993no27p43-46