title: Ultrasonographic evaluation of the healing of ventral midline abdominal incisions in the horse.
abstract: Ultrasonography was used to evaluate the ventral midline incisions of 21 ponies following exploratory laparotomy. The incisions were evaluated before surgery and at weekly intervals from one to seven weeks after surgery. Both 5.0 and 7.5 MHz linear array and 7.5 MHz sector transducers were used for the evaluations. The incisional complications observed were drainage, oedema, suture sinus formation, suture abscess, superficial dehiscence and incisional hernia. Ultrasonographic imaging of the ventral midline incision was an easy, reliable and objective method for detecting and monitoring the progression of incisional complications in a non-invasive manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Badertscher
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Boero
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Foreman
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D013537:Sutures / Q000662:veterinary; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*