title: Surgery of the Forestomach.
abstract: Indications for rumen surgery include rumen tympany (bloat), toxic plant ingestion, to provide enteral nutrition, to perform elective cannula placement, and to access other forestomach compartments (reticulum/omasum). The rumen is a highly contaminated viscus and special care should be taken to avoid peritoneal contamination from rumen contents. Diseases causing forestomach dysfunction and surgical procedures on the forestomach compartments are discussed here.
authors.affiliation: Farm Animal Surgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L. Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210-1089, USA. Electronic address: lozier.29@osu.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lozier
authors.affiliation: Farm Animal Surgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L. Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210-1089, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Niehaus
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000662:veterinary*; D013279:Stomach, Ruminant / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Forestomach; Rumen; Rumenostomy; Rumenotomy; Vagal indigestion