title: Surgical approaches for cesarean section in cattle.
abstract: Bovine practitioners are often presented with dystocias that require a cesarean section. Many practitioners perform this surgery using the same approach each time due to their comfort with one specific approach or lack of familiarity of other available options. The goal of this article is to explain the advantages, disadvantages, and indications for each of the different approaches to aid the practitioner in achieving better surgical success rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA. schultzlo@missouri.edu
authors.forename: Loren G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: Jeff W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Tyler
authors.forename: H David
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Moll
authors.forename: Gheorghe M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Constantinescu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety; D013522:Surgery, Veterinary / Q000379:methods*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods*