1Dean cum Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalya, Durg, (Chhattisgarh)
2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalya, Durg, (Chhattisgarh)
3Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalya, Durg, (Chhattisgarh)
A female dog was presented with complaint of accidental intake of sewing needle with swelling at neck region, inappetence, gagging, lethargy and restlessness for last two days. Lateral cervical radiograph of neck region confirmed the presence of needle. The needle from the esophagus was removed through esophagotomy under general anesthesia. Animal recovered uneventfully without any complication, after 15 days of post-operative care.
Accidental, Dog, Ingestion, Esophagotomy, Needle
