Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Gastrotomy surgery to remove bone stuck in a dog's esophagus
By Osaki, Tomohiro et al.·Published in Veterinary medicine and science·2023·Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Gastrotomy approach for removal of an oesophageal foreign body in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old male Kaninchen dachshund was brought in for occasional vomiting and difficulty swallowing. X-rays showed a large foreign body stuck in his esophagus. The vet first tried to remove it using an endoscope, but it was too big to grasp. Instead, they performed a gastrotomy (surgery to open the stomach) and successfully removed the bone foreign body using special tools while checking with an endoscope. The dog recovered well after the procedure.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old castrated male Kaninchen dachshund dog weighing 4.18 kg was referred to our institution and presented with occasional vomiting and dysphagia. The radiographic examination revealed a long radiopaque foreign body located throughout the thoracic oesophagus. Endoscopic removal was attempted using laparoscopic forceps but was unsuccessful as the foreign body was too large to be grasped. A gastrotomy was therefore performed, and long paean forceps were gently and blindly inserted into the cardia of the stomach. The bone foreign body was grasped with the long paean forceps under fluoroscopy and withdrawn from the oesophagus while checking with an endoscope. A gastrotomy approach using long forceps, endoscopy and fluoroscopy should be considered for removal of oesophageal foreign bodies from patients in which an endoscopic approach has been unsuccessful.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36867640/