Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research

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Surgical Retrieval of a Needle from the Pharynx of a Dog


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1 Department of Surgery and Radiology, Dr. G C Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, India
 

Ingestion of foreign bodies due to indiscriminate eating habit is one of the common problems in animals and specially canines (Easom, 1983, Kumar et al. 2015, Prasad et al. 2010). The present study report is the evidence where sewing needle pierced and occupied at pharyngeal area and was retrieved successfully from a dog.
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  • Surgical Retrieval of a Needle from the Pharynx of a Dog

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Authors

Amit Kumar
Department of Surgery and Radiology, Dr. G C Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, India
Nikita Mastkar
Department of Surgery and Radiology, Dr. G C Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, India
Priyanka Thakur
Department of Surgery and Radiology, Dr. G C Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, India
Ashish Gupta
Department of Surgery and Radiology, Dr. G C Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, India
Rohit Kumar
Department of Surgery and Radiology, Dr. G C Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, India

Abstract


Ingestion of foreign bodies due to indiscriminate eating habit is one of the common problems in animals and specially canines (Easom, 1983, Kumar et al. 2015, Prasad et al. 2010). The present study report is the evidence where sewing needle pierced and occupied at pharyngeal area and was retrieved successfully from a dog.

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