Influence of simethicone and fasting on the quality of abdominal ultrasonography in New Zealand White rabbits

Influence of simethicone and fasting on the quality of abdominal ultrasonography in New Zealand White rabbits

Abstract Presence of significant quantities of gas in the intestines may hinder a proper conduction of abdominal ultrasonography. In humans, preparatory techniques are used to solve this, but measures to avoid ultrasonographic complications due to intestinal gas in rabbits have not been reported. Th...

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Main Authors: Kassy Gomes da Silva, Carla de Andrade, Cristina Santos Sotomaior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Anti-foaming
Jejunum
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit
Simethicone
Ultrasonography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-017-0316-x

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