Colonic sand impaction with cecal rupture and peritonitis in an adult African savanna elephant, and review of noninfectious causes of gastrointestinal disease in elephants

Gastrointestinal disorders are among the most common disease processes in captive elephants. Colic is a frequent clinical presentation and may have several infectious and noninfectious causes. Ingestion of sand has been reported in elephants living in enclosures with loose sandy soils. Similar to th...

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Autores principales: Teodoro, Tamires G. W., Uzal, Francisco A., Streitenberger, Nicolas, Samol, Monika A., Henderson, Eileen E., Asin, Javier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9751468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36401512
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10406387221130024

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9751468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36401512
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10406387221130024

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