Accuracy of radiography of the reticulum for predicting surgical findings in adult dairy cattle with traumatic reticuloperitonitis: 123 cases (1981-1987)

S. L. Fubini From the Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853.

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A. E. Yeager From the Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853.

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H. O. Mohammed From the Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853.

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D. F. Smith From the Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853.

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Summary

Radiographic and surgical findings were compared in 123 cattle suspected of having traumatic reticuloperitonitis. Radiography of the reticulum proved to be a sensitive test for detection of a foreign body (fb). An abnormal fb position on a radiograph was a good predictor of fb perforation. If an fb was fully attached to a magnet, it was unlikely to be perforating the reticular wall. When abnormal reticulum size, abnormal reticulum location, and gas shadows adjacent to the reticulum were found simultaneously on a radiograph, hepatic or perireticular abscess was likely. Reticular radiography proved to be a useful diagnostic aid in cattle suspected of having traumatic reticuloperitonitis.

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15 Oct 1990
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