Editors
List of Contributors
Preface and Dedication
About the Companion Website
PART I. NORMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Chapter 1. Gross and Microscopic Anatomy of the Equine Gastrointestinal Tract
Thomas M. Krunkosky, Carla Jarrett, and James N. Moore
Chapter 2. Intestinal Epithelial Stem Cells
Liara M. Gonzalez
Chapter 3. Gastric Secretory Function
Michael J. Murray
Chapter 4. Small Intestinal Function
Anthony T. Blikslager
Chapter 5. Large Intestinal Function
Marco Lopes and Philip J. Johnson
Chapter 6. Liver Function
Tim Mair
Chapter 7. The Equine Intestinal Microbiota
J. Scott Weese
Chapter 8. Effects of Feeding on Equine Gastrointestinal Function or Physiology
Marco A. F. Lopes and Philip J. Johnson
Chapter 9. Intestinal Motility and Transit
Jorge E. Nieto and Peter C. Rakestraw
PART II. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES
Chapter 10. Pathophysiology of Gastric Ulcer Disease
Michael J. Murray
Chapter 11. Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal Obstruction and Strangulation
Anthony T. Blikslager
Chapter 12. Pathophysiology of Pain
Casper Lindegaard, Karina B. Gleerup, and Pia Haubro Andersen
Chapter 13. Pathophysiology and Treatment of Postoperative Ileus
Jorge E. Nieto and Peter C. Rakestraw
Chapter 14. Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Treatment of Adhesions
P.O. Eric Mueller
Chapter 15. Pathophysiology of Enteritis and Colitis
Harold C. McKenzie, III
Chapter 16. Pathophysiology of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Clare E. Bryant and James N. Moore
PART III. INTESTINAL PARASITISM
Chapter 17. Intestinal Parasitism
Chris Proudman
PART IV. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COLIC
Chapter 18. Epidemiology of Colic: Principles for Practice
Noah D. Cohen
Chapter 19. Epidemiology of Colic: Risk Factors
Noah D. Cohen
PART V. DIAGNOSIS OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE
Chapter 20. Diagnostic Approach to Colic
Anne Desrochers and Nathaniel A. White
Chapter 21. Investigations of Chronic and Recurrent Colic
Nathaniel A. White
Chapter 22. Alternative Diagnostic Techniques
Nathaniel A. White and Anne Desrochers
Chapter 23. Imaging of the Abdomen
Anne Desrochers
Chapter 24. Decision for Surgery and Referral
Nathaniel A. White
Chapter 25. Prognosticating Equine Colic
Nathanial A. White
Chapter 26. Biosecurity in the Management of Equine Gastrointestinal Disease
Harold C. McKenzie III
PART VI. MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
Chapter 27. Medical Management of Gastrointestinal Diseases
Tim Mair
Chapter 28. Treatment of Shock
Kevin T. T. Corley
Chapter 29. Diagnosis and Treatment of Peritonitis and Hemoperitoneum
John F. Peroni
Chapter 30. Diagnosis of Enteritis and Colitis in the Horse
Harold C. McKenzie III
PART VII. COLIC IN THE FOAL
Chapter 31. Diagnosis of Colic in the Foal
Martin Furr
Chapter 32. Imaging of the Foal with Colic and Abdominal Distention
Martin Furr
Chapter 33. Medical Management of Colic in the Foal
Martin Furr
Chapter 34. Surgical Management of Colic in the Foal
Sarah M. Khatibzadeh and James A. Brown
Chapter 35. Anesthesia of Foals with Colic
Cynthia M. Trim
Chapter 36. Specific Diseases of the Foal
Martin Furr
Chapter 37. Liver Diseases in Foals
Tim Mair and Tom Divers
PART VIII. COLIC IN THE DONKEY
Chapter 38. Colic in the Donkey
Alexandra K. Thiemann, Karen Rickards, Mulugeta Getachew, and Georgios Paraschou
PART IX. NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT
Chapter 39. Nutritional Management of the Colic Patient
Shannon Pratt-Phillips and Ray Geor
PART X. ANESTHESIA FOR ABDOMINAL SURGERY
Chapter 40. Anesthesia for Horses with Colic
Cynthia M. Trim
PART XI. SURGERY FOR ACUTE ABDOMINAL DISEASE
Chapter 41. Preparation of the Patient for Abdominal Surgery
Anna K. Roetting
Chapter 42. Surgical Exploration and Manipulation
Anna K. Roetting
Chapter 43. Intestinal Viability
Liara M. Gonzalez
Chapter 44. Small Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis
Anna K. Roetting
Chapter 45. Large Colon Enterotomy, Resection, and Anastomosis
Joanne Hardy
Chapter 46. Abdominal Closure
Vanessa L. Cook
PART XII. INTENSIVE CARE AND POSTOPERATIVE CARE
Chapter 47. Monitoring Treatment for Abdominal Disease
Tim Mair
Chapter 48. Postoperative Complications
Diana M Hassel
Chapter 49. Laminitis Associated with Acute Abdominal Disease
James K. Belknap and Andrew H. Parks
PART XIII. SPECIFIC DISEASES OF HORSES
Chapter 50. Diseases of the Stomach
Michael J. Murray
Chapter 51. Diseases of the Liver and Liver Failure
Tim Mair and Tom Divers
Chapter 52. Diseases of the Small Intestine
Debra C. Archer
Chapter 53. Diseases of the Cecum
James N. Moore and Joanne Hardy
Chapter 54. Specific Diseases of the Ascending Colon
Joanne Hardy
Chapter 55. Diseases of the Descending Colon
John F. Peroni
Chapter 56. Grass Sickness
Tim Mair
Chapter 57. Rectal Tears
Canaan M. Whitfield-Cargile and Peter C. Rakestraw
Chapter 58. Malabsorption Syndromes
Tim Mair and Tom Divers
Chapter 59. Colic and Pregnant Mares
Elizabeth M. Santschi
Chapter 60. Colic from Alternative Systems: “False Colic”
Tim Mair
Chapter 61. Abdominal Trauma
John F. Peroni
Chapter 62. Abdominal Abscesses and Neoplasia
Jan F. Hawkins
Index