Manual retrieval of a liner foreign body from cervical esophagus in a female buffalo
Author(s): Anju Poonia, Sandeep Saharan, Sulekha, Alpa and Sunil Punia
Abstract: An 8 years old female buffalo of Murrah breed was brought to the Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, LUVAS, Hisar with the history of animal having eaten a foreign body. Animal was dull and off feed since 3 days. Radiographic examination of cervical oesophagus revealed presence of a radiopaque linear foreign body at the level of C2/C3 vertebrae and a small part penetrating into the lumen of larynx. After applying mouth gag under mild sedation, attempts were made to introduce the hand into the esophagus and locate the foreign body. Then on the 3rd attempt a metallic wire of approximately 11.5 cm was successfully retrieved. Animal made an uneventful recovery within 5 days.
Anju Poonia, Sandeep Saharan, Sulekha, Alpa, Sunil Punia. Manual retrieval of a liner foreign body from cervical esophagus in a female buffalo. Int J Adv Biochem Res 2024;8(6):477-479. DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i6f.1352
