INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue: 1

Surgical retrieval of a migrated sewing needle from thoracic cavity of a dog

  • Author:
  • Vandana Sangwan1,, Priyanka Duggal2, Ashwani Kumar3
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 135 to 136

1Assistant Professor Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana-141004 (Punjab)

2Post Graduate Scholar Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana-141004 (Punjab)

3Associate Professor Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana-141004 (Punjab)

*Corresponding author. E-mail: drvandanasangwan@rediffmail.com

Online published on 5 November, 2018.

Abstract

The report describes surgical removal of sewing needle from left thoracic cavity of a dog under general anaesthesia. The dog had history of transcutaneous penetration of sewing needle while sitting, which within hours migrated to the thoracic cavity.

Keywords

Canine, metallic, foreign body, penetrating