title: Use of a rigid-type polyethylene T-cannula, silicone tubing, and adhesion netting for surgical cannulation of ileum of the horse.
abstract: A rigid-type of polyethylene T-cannula was fitted into the anterior ileum of six horses in order to improve the cannulation techniques. A piece of polyethylene net was fastened onto the intestinal wall around the cannula to prevent dislodgment of the cannula by promoting a secure adhesion between the ileum and the abdominal wall. The cannula barrel sheathed with silicone tubing was exteriorized through a stab incision at the lateral ventral wall on the transverse line of the second lumber vertebra, and a flange was screwed onto the barrel. The feeding regime gradually increased concentrate without roughage prevented any colic signs. The use of these techniques succeeded in the ileal cannulation with no leakage of digesta.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Kohzo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Taketo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obitsu
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohmura
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiraga
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aida
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006736:Horses; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D020959:Polyethylene
chemical_list: D020959:Polyethylene