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For each pig, information extracted from the medical record included history; signalment; clinical signs; physical examination, diagnostic imaging, and diagnostic test results; perioperative management; surgical diagnosis, duration, and procedures performed; postoperative complications; and outcome. Descriptive data were generated.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>RESULTS<\/jats:bold> 11 pet pigs underwent 12 celiotomies during the study period. Five pigs with intestinal obstructions caused by foreign bodies survived to hospital discharge. Four pigs were euthanized during surgery: 2 because of extensive adhesions that prevented correction of an intestinal obstruction, 1 because of a perforated spiral colon, and 1 because of neoplasia. One pig with a fecal impaction in the spiral colon died during anesthetic recovery. A diagnosis was not achieved for 1 pig, which was euthanized after surgery because of a deteriorating clinical condition. 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