title: Right flank laparotomy and abomasotomy for removal of a phytobezoar in a standing cow.
abstract: A 4.5-year-old Holstein-Friesian cow underwent surgery because of left abomasal displacement. Intra-operative palpation of the pyloric region revealed a phytobezoar. The abomasum containing the phytobezoar was exteriorized, and an incision was made directly over the mass in the region of the greater curvature of the pyloric part of the abomasum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Farm Animals, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland. andreas.tschuor@sunrise.ch
authors.forename: Andreas C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tschuor
authors.forename: Evelyne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Muggli
authors.forename: Ueli
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: Ulla
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gorber
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schmid
mesh_terms: D000018:Abomasum / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000662:veterinary*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*