The Equine Acute Abdomen

The editors
 
ANTHONY T. BLIKSLAGER, DVM, PHD, DACVS, is Professor of Equine Surgery and Gastroenterology in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
 
NATHANIEL A. WHITE II, DVM, MS, DACVS, is Professor Emeritus of Equine Surgery at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, in Leesburg, Virginia, USA.
 
JAMES N. MOORE, DVM, PHD, DACVS, is Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director,
Educational Resources, in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, USA.
 
TIM S. MAIR, BVSc, PHD, DEIM, DESTS, DECEIM, Assoc. ECVDI, FRCVS, is an equine practitioner and Director at Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic in Maidstone, UK.

Written and edited by leading experts on equine digestive diseases, The Equine Acute Abdomen, Third Editionis the preeminent text on diagnosing and treating acute abdominal diseases in horses, donkeys, and mules.
* The definitive guide to acute abdominal disorders in equine patients, fully updated and revised to reflect the latest developments in the field
* Lavishly illustrated with more than 450 color illustrations, photographs, line drawings, and figures
* A companion website features video clips and images from the book available for download
* Provides an invaluable resource to equine surgery and internal medicine specialists, researchers, practitioners, and students who deal with colic

Editors viii
 
List of Contributors ix
 
Preface and Dedication xiii
 
About the Companion Website xiv
 
Part I Normal Anatomy and Physiology 1
 
1 Gross and Microscopic Anatomy of the Equine Gastrointestinal Tract 3
Thomas M. Krunkosky, Carla L. Jarrett, and James N. Moore
 
2 Intestinal Epithelial Stem Cells 19
Liara M. Gonzalez
 
3 Gastric Secretory Function 24
Michael J. Murray
 
4 Small Intestinal Function 27
Anthony T. Blikslager
 
5 Large Intestine Function 41
Marco A. F. Lopes and Philip J. Johnson
 
6 Liver Function 55
Tim S. Mair
 
7 The Equine Intestinal Microbiota 58
J. Scott Weese
 
8 Effects of Feeding on Equine Gastrointestinal Function or Physiology 66
Marco A. F. Lopes and Philip J. Johnson
 
9 Intestinal Motility and Transit 78
Jorge E. Nieto and Peter C. Rakestraw
 
Part II Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal Diseases 97
 
10 Pathophysiology of Gastric Ulcer Disease 99
Michael J. Murray
 
11 Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal Obstruction and Strangulation 102
Anthony T. Blikslager
 
12 Pathophysiology of Pain 119
Casper Lindegaard, Karina B. Gleerup, and Pia Haubro Andersen
 
13 Pathophysiology and Treatment of Postoperative Ileus 140
Jorge E. Nieto and Peter C. Rakestraw
 
14 Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Treatment of Adhesions 153
P. O. Eric Mueller
 
15 Pathophysiology of Enteritis and Colitis 166
Harold C. McKenzie III
 
16 Pathophysiology of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome 183
Clare E. Bryant and James N. Moore
 
Part III Intestinal Parasitism 193
 
17 Intestinal Parasitism 195
Christopher J. Proudman
 
Part IV Epidemiology of Colic 205
 
18 Epidemiology of Colic: Principles for Practice 207
Noah D. Cohen
 
19 Epidemiology of Colic: Risk Factors 215
Noah D. Cohen
 
Part V Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Disease 221
 
20 Diagnostic Approach to Colic 223
Anne Desrochers and Nathaniel A. White II
 
21 Investigations of Chronic and Recurrent Colic 263
Nathaniel A. White II
 
22 Alternative Diagnostic Techniques 266
Nathaniel A. White II and Anne Desrochers
 
23 Imaging of the Abdomen 271
Anne Desrochers
 
24 Decision for Surgery and Referral 285
Nathaniel A. White II
 
25 Prognosticating Equine Colic 289
Nathaniel A. White II
 
26 Biosecurity in the Management of Equine Gastrointestinal Disease 301
Harold C. McKenzie III
 
Part VI Medical Management 311
 
27 Medical Management of Gastrointestinal Diseases 313
Tim S. Mair
 
28 Treatment of Shock 331
Kevin Corley
 
29 Diagnosis and Treatment of Peritonitis and Hemoperitoneum 361
John F. Peroni
 
30 Diagnosis of Enteritis and Colitis in the Horse 376
Harold C. McKenzie III
 
Part VII Colic in the Foal 411
 
31 Diagnosis of Colic in the Foal 413
Martin Furr
 
32 Imaging of the Foal with Colic and Abdominal Distention 418
Martin Furr
 
33 Medical Management of Colic in the Foal 422
Martin Furr
 
34 Surgical Management of Colic in the Foal 426
Sarah M. Khatibzadeh and James A. Brown
 
35 Anesthesia of Foals with Colic 437
Cynthia M. Trim
 
36 Specific Diseases of the Foal 452
Martin Furr
 
37 Liver Diseases in Foals 459
Tim S. Mair and Thomas J. Divers
 
Part VIII Colic in the Donkey 469
 
38 Colic in the Donkey 471
Alexandra K. Thiemann, Karen J. Rickards, Mulugeta Getachew, and Georgios Paraschou
 
Part IX Nutritional Management 489
 
39 Nutritional Management of the Colic Patient 491
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