[The roll-and-suture technic as a treatment method in left-sided abomasal displacement in cattle: an acceptable...

The roll-and-suture technique was introduced as a rapid, easy and cheap method of surgical correction of left-sided abomasal displacement in cattle. It is questionable however, whether satisfactory reposition and fixation are achieved in every case using this technique. The present authors studied the roll-and-suture technique in four animals affected with left-sided abomasal displacement. In addition, five cases treated by this method in general practice were investigated. In view of the results obtained, attention is drawn to possible intra- and postoperative complications. It is concluded that the roll-and-suture technique should be rejected from the point of view of surgical treatment as it is not known which abdominal structures are being sutured. Although there may be ethical reservations in regard to the roll-and-suture technique, this method may therefore be acceptable from the economic point of view.