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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...
Autores principales: | Teodoro, Tamires G. W., Uzal, Francisco A., Streitenberger, Nicolas, Samol, Monika A., Henderson, Eileen E., Asin, Javier |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2022
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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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