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Ileus Caused by Compression of the Small Intestine in 35 Cows

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By Ueli Braun, Christian Gerspach, Elena Bennien, Monika Hilbe
| MDPI
1. Introduction Compression of the small intestine (CSI) describes a two-dimensional constriction of the small intestine by the gravid uterus or nearby space-occupying lesions, including abscesses, fat necrosis, tumours, haematomas [1], and other abnormalities [2,3,4,5,6,7]. One report described eight cows with compression of the duodenum caused by adhesions associated with a liver abscess [3], followed by two other cases of duodenal and jejunal compression by liver abscesses [4].
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Small intestinal incarceration caused by external herniation can be diagnosed clinically in cattle, but laparotomy is required to confirm internal incarceration

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By Ueli Braun, Christian Gerspach, Monika Hilbe, Elena Bennien
| American Veterinary Medical Association [AVMA]
Keywords: cattle; small intestine; ileus; herniation; small intestinal incarceration Introduction Small intestinal incarceration (SII) describes a disease of the intestines caused by the entrapment of parts of the small intestine through congenital or acquired openings in the mesentery, omentum, mesometrium, and remnants of embryonic structures (internal herniation) or in the abdominal wall (external hernias).1 Small intestinal incarceration has been reported in numerous textbooks1–4 and...
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A retrospective review of small intestinal intussusception in 126 cattle in Switzerland

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By Ueli Braun, Christian Gerspach, Claudia Volz, Muriel Boesiger
| Wiley Online Library Verified
Clinical examination Cattle underwent examination as previously described.36 The demeanour was considered mildly abnormal when a mild decrease in alertness and/or mild signs of colic (defined below) were present. A moderate decrease in alertness and sometimes occasional grunting and/or bruxism and marked signs of colic were observed in cattle with a moderately abnormal demeanour. Cattle with severely abnormal demeanour showed marked apathy and were sometimes recumbent and unable to rise.
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