PRESENTATION BY

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

ADULT RUMINANT 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

LEFT PARA LUMBAR FOSSA IS AN IDEAL PLACE FOR OBSERVING THE MOTILITY OF RUMEN

TO DETECT DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS

OPENING OF RUMEN PRECEDED BY LAPRATOMY IN

PARALUMBAR FOSSA INDICATIONS;

SEVERE IMPACTION TRAUMATIC RETICULO PERICARDITIS

SITE; LEFT PARA LUMBAR FOSSA , A VERTICAL

INCISION 6-8 INCHES LONG FOLLOWED BY INCISION IN RUMINAL WALL

PARACENTESIS ABDOMENPARACENTESIS ABDOMEN

PUNCTURING OF ABDOMENINDICATIONS

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 ABDOMENINDICATIONS;

TO RELIEVE ACUTE TYMPANY BLOAT AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE

FOR DIRECT MEDICATION INTO THE RUMEN

SITE; LEFT PARA LUMBAR FOSSA

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