Treat Equis Abdomen: ballottement

Abdomen: ballottement

p equis

Contributor(s):

David Moll

Graham Munroe

Introduction

Abdominal distention is a common clinical sign of a variety of disease processes.
Physical examination can involve abdominal auscultation Gastrointestinal: physical examination , transrectal palpation Musculoskeletal: rectal palpation Urogenital: rectal palpation and transabdominal ballottement.
Although the technique is commonly used in the bovine and ovine, it is rarely practiced in the equine.

Uses

Detection of large firm masses, including fetuses, or abnormal volume of peritoneal fluid.

Advantages

Simple and safe.
No equipment required.
Useful in animals too small to palpate per rectum.

Disadvantages

More difficult in the equine because of the increased rigidity of the abdominal wall, especially if assessing fluid wave.
Mainly of use in the foal.

Preparation

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Further Reading

Publications

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Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.

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