title: Surgical correction of ileus in a blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna).
abstract: A blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna) was presented with a history of vomiting and production of small amounts of thin feces. A diagnosis of partial obstructive ileus was made following an oral barium-contrast study of the alimentary canal. The ileus proved to be the result of an adhesion of an intestinal loop to the abdominal wall and was successfully corrected by surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van der Horst
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirpestein
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wolvekamp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lumeij
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001464:Barium; D001715:Bird Diseases; D001717:Birds; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D007082:Ileum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D001464:Barium