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ENTEROLITH SURGERY |
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THE HORSE IS ANESTHETIZED AND PLACED ON ITS BACK. THE SURGERY SITE IS SCRUBBED AND THE HORSE IS COVERED WITH STERILE DRAPES. AN INCISION IS MADE INTO THE ABDOMEN (CELIOTOMY) TO EXPLORE THE CAVITY. THE COLON IS LIFTED OUT OF THE ABDOMEN. THE ROUND BULGE ABOVE THE SURGEON'S HAND IS THE ENTEROLITH IN THE RIGHT DORSAL COLON. AN INCISION IS MADE INTO THE COLON (ENTEROTOMY) FOR REMOVAL OF THE ENTEROLITH. THE ENTEROLITH IS REMOVED AND HANDED TO A TECHNICIAN. THIS STONE WEIGHED SEVEN POUNDS! THE ENTEROTOMY SITE IS SUTURED. AFTER SURGERY, THE HORSE IS LIFTED OFF THE SURGERY TABLE AND TRANSFERRED TO THE RECOVERY ROOM. THE HORSE IS PLACED ON A THICK MAT IN THE FULLY-PADDED RECOVERY ROOM. OUR SENIOR TECHNICIAN WILL ASSIST THE HORSE DURING ITS RECOVERY.
THE HORSE IS ANESTHETIZED AND PLACED ON ITS BACK. THE SURGERY SITE IS SCRUBBED AND THE HORSE IS COVERED WITH STERILE DRAPES.
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