title: [New aspects on the etiopathogenesis and treatment of cecal dilatation/-dislocation in cows--a review].
abstract: This paper describes the latest results of research in the areas of etiopathogenesis and treatment of cecal dilatation/-dislocation (CDD) in cows. Similar etiopathogenic mechanisms of CDD and displacement of the abomasum, as has been hypothesized in the literature, were not confirmed. Spontaneous CDD is most likely the consequence of a dysfunction of the spiral colon. Bethanechol is an appropriate motility-modulating drug for medical and postsurgical treatment of spontaneous CDD.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Nutztiere und Pferde der Universität Bern.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meylan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eicher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary