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Clinical Significance of para Lumbar Fossa
Clinical Significance of para Lumbar Fossa
Clinical Significance of para Lumbar Fossa
R.JACOB
BVM 07041
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE
OF PARA LUMBAR FOSSA
TRIANGULAR DEPRESSION IN THE
UPPER PART OF THE FLANK
BOUNDED BY
DORSALLY BY TRANVERSE PROCESS
OF LUMBAR VERTEBRAE L2-L5,
CRANIALLY BY THE LAST RIB ,
CAUDO-VENTRALLY BY TENSION
RIDGE CREATED BY ABDOMINAL
VISCERA ON THE VENTRAL PART
OF THE INTERNAL OBLIQUE
MUSCLE
ADULTRUMINANT ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF THE
ABDOMINAL CAVITY IS OCCUPIED BY RUMEN
WITH THE DORSAL SAC LOCATED IN THE PARA
LUMBAR FOSSA
FOR CONDUCTING
RUMENOTOMY
TO FEEL RUMINAL MOVEMENTS
TO PALPATE RUMEN
CONDUCT LAPARATOMY ON
LEFT SIDE
ON RIGHT SIDE –ENTEROTOMY
& CAECAL BIOPSY
Listen to the rumen
contractions by
placing stethoscope
in the left
paralumbar fossa.
Normal rumen
contractions (1-
3/minute)
To assess rumen
consistency
PALPATION OF RUMEN
SITE;
LEFT PARA LUMBAR FOSSA , A VERTICAL
INCISION 6-8 INCHES LONG FOLLOWED
BY INCISION IN RUMINAL WALL
PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN
PUNCTURING OF ABDOMEN
INDICATIONS
TO RELIEVE EXCESS GASES FROM THE RUMEN
FOR COLLECTION OF RUMEN LIQUOR FOR
DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSE
SITE
PARA LUMBAR FOSSA ON LEFT SIDE IN CATTLE
PUNCTURE OF RUMEN
PRECEDED BY PARACENTESIS ABDOMEN
INDICATIONS;
TO RELIEVE ACUTE TYMPANY BLOAT AS AN EMERGENCY
MEASURE
FOR DIRECT MEDICATION INTO THE RUMEN
SITE;
LEFT PARA LUMBAR FOSSA
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