Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 113-117 , April 2007

Intermittent Colic and Intussusception Due to a Cecal Polyp in a Rabbit

  • Romain Pizzi, BVSc, MSc, DZooMed, FRES MACVSc(Surg), MRCVS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Romain Pizzi, Zoological Medicine Ltd, 37 Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RE, United Kingdom.
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  • Regina Ursula Hagen, DrMedVet, CertVR, MRCVS
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  • Anna Louise Meredith, MA, VetMB, DZooMed, CertLAS, MRCVS

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PII: S1557-5063(07)00039-0

doi: 10.1053/j.jepm.2007.03.007

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 113-117 , April 2007