Choke in A Cow - A Case Report
Choke in A Cow - A Case Report
Choke in A Cow - A Case Report
left side over the mass and along the dorsal aspect Ruben, (1997) reported the risk of post-
of the jugular furrow. Muscles were separated and operative complications associated with an
the esophagus was exposed. A 5 cm longitudinal esophagotomy as incisional dehiscence and
incision was made through the lateral wall of the fistula formation but in present case, no such
esophagus (Fig. 1) and the foreign body (raw complications were seen. Wilmot et al., (1989)
mango) was removed (Fig. 2). The mucosal layer reported that administration of a regional local
was sutured with simple interrupted sutures anesthetic works by diminishing oesophageal
utilizing chromic catgut No. 1-0 as intraluminal muscle spasm and thus facilitates external
sutures. The submucosa and muscularis were oesophageal massage and removal of the foreign
closed in one layer using a simple continuous body.
suture pattern with No. 1-0 chromic catgut. The References
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Discussion
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