Written and edited by leading experts on equine digestive diseases, The Equine Acute Abdomen, Third Editionis the preeminent text on diagnosing and treating acute abdominal diseases in horses, donkeys, and mules. Written and edited by leading experts on equine digestive diseases, The Equine Acute Abdomen, Third Editionis the preeminent text on diagnosing and treating acute abdominal diseases in horses, donkeys, and mules. Preface About the companion website PART I. NORMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Chapter 1. Gross and Microscopic Anatomy of the Equine Gastrointestinal TractThomas M. Krunkosky, Carla Jarrett, and James N. Moore Chapter 2. Intestinal Epithelial Stem CellsLiara M. Gonzalez Chapter 3. Gastric Secretory FunctionMichael J. Murray Chapter 4. Small Intestinal FunctionAnthony T. Blikslager Chapter 5. Large Intestinal FunctionMarco Lopes and Philip J. Johnson Chapter 6. Liver FunctionTim Mair Chapter 7. The Equine Intestinal MicrobiotaJ. Scott Weese Chapter 8. Effects of Feeding on Equine Gastrointestinal Function or PhysiologyMarco A. F. Lopes and Philip J. Johnson Chapter 9. Intestinal Motility and TransitJorge E. Nieto and Peter C. Rakestraw PART II. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES Chapter 10. Pathophysiology of Gastric Ulcer DiseaseMichael J. Murray Chapter 11. Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal Obstruction and StrangulationAnthony T. Blikslager Chapter 12. Pathophysiology of PainCasper Lindegaard, Karina B. Gleerup, and Pia Haubro Andersen Chapter 13. Pathophysiology and Treatment of Postoperative IleusJorge E. Nieto and Peter C. Rakestraw Chapter 14. Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Treatment of AdhesionsP.O. Eric Mueller Chapter 15. Pathophysiology of Enteritis and ColitisHarold C. McKenzie, III Chapter 16. Pathophysiology of Systemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeClare E. Bryant and James N. Moore PART III. INTESTINAL PARASITISM Chapter 17. Intestinal ParasitismChris Proudman PART IV. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COLIC Chapter 18. Epidemiology of Colic: Principles for PracticeNoah D. Cohen Chapter 19. Epidemiology of Colic: Risk FactorsNoah D. Cohen PART V. DIAGNOSIS OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE Chapter 20. Diagnostic Approach to ColicAnne Desrochers and Nathaniel A. White Chapter 21. Investigations of Chronic and Recurrent ColicNathaniel A. White Chapter 22. Alternative Diagnostic TechniquesNathaniel A. White and Anne Desrochers Chapter 23. Imaging of the AbdomenAnne Desrochers Chapter 24. Decision for Surgery and ReferralNathaniel A. White Chapter 25. Prognosticating Equine ColicNathanial A. White Chapter 26. Biosecurity in the Management of Equine Gastrointestinal DiseaseHarold C. McKenzie III PART VI. MEDICAL MANAGEMENT Chapter 27. Medical Management of Gastrointestinal DiseasesTim Mair Chapter 28. Treatment of ShockKevin T. T. Corley Chapter 29. Diagnosis and Treatment of Peritonitis and HemoperitoneumJohn F. Peroni Chapter 30. Diagnosis of Enteritis and Colitis in the HorseHarold C. McKenzie III PART VII. COLIC IN THE FOAL Chapter 31. Diagnosis of Colic in the FoalMartin Furr Chapter 32. Imaging of the Foal with Colic and Abdominal DistentionMartin Furr Chapter 33. Medical Management of Colic in the FoalMartin Furr Chapter 34. Surgical Management of Colic in the FoalSarah M. Khatibzadeh and James A. Brown Chapter 35. Anesthesia of Foals with ColicCynthia M. Trim Chapter 36. Specific Diseases of the FoalMartin Furr Chapter 37. Liver Diseases in FoalsTim Mair and Tom Divers PART VIII. COLIC IN THE DONKEY Chapter 38. Colic in the DonkeyAlexandra K. Thiemann, Karen Rickards, Mulugeta Getachew, and Georgios Paraschou PART IX. NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT Chapter 39. Nutritional Management of the Colic PatientShannon Pratt-Phillips and Ray Geor PART X. ANESTHESIA FOR ABDOMINAL SURGERY Chapter 40. Anesthesia for Horses with ColicCynthia M. Trim PART XI. SURGERY FOR ACUTE ABDOMINAL DISEASE Chapter 41. Preparation of the Patient for Abdominal SurgeryAnna K. Roetting Chapter 42. Surgical Exploration and ManipulationAnna K. Roetting Chapter 43. Intestinal ViabilityLiara M. Gonzalez Chapter 44. Small Intestinal Resection and AnastomosisAnna K. Roetting Chapter 45. Large Colon Enterotomy, Resection, and AnastomosisJoanne Hardy Chapter 46. Abdominal ClosureVanessa L. Cook PART XII. INTENSIVE CARE AND POSTOPERATIVE CARE Chapter 47. Monitoring Treatment for Abdominal DiseaseTim Mair Chapter 48. Postoperative ComplicationsDiana M Hassel Chapter 49. Laminitis Associated with Acute Abdominal DiseaseJames K. Belknap and Andrew H. Parks PART XIII. SPECIFIC DISEASES OF HORSES Chapter 50. Diseases of the StomachMichael J. Murray Chapter 51. Diseases of the Liver and Liver FailureTim Mair and Tom Divers Chapter 52. Diseases of the Small IntestineDebra C. Archer Chapter 53. Diseases of the CecumJames N. Moore and Joanne Hardy Chapter 54. Specific Diseases of the Ascending ColonJoanne Hardy Chapter 55. Diseases of the Descending ColonJohn F. Peroni Chapter 56. Grass SicknessTim Mair Chapter 57. Rectal TearsCanaan M. Whitfield-Cargile and Peter C. Rakestraw Chapter 58. Malabsorption SyndromesTim Mair and Tom Divers Chapter 59. Colic and Pregnant MaresElizabeth M. Santschi Chapter 60. Colic from Alternative Systems: False Colic Tim Mair Chapter 61. Abdominal TraumaJohn F. Peroni Chapter 62. Abdominal Abscesses and NeoplasiaJan F. Hawkins Index