Surgical Management of Oesophageal Obstruction due to Onion in a Cow

A cow was presented with profuse salivation, in-appetence, swelling on neck region, dull, depressed and increasing abdominal size since last two days. On clinical examination, salivation, sunken eye, hard non-movable mass on neck region and bloat was observed. Based on history and clinical signs, th...

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Published inIntas Polivet Vol. 22; no. 2; p. 9
Main Authors Satpute, Vikas, Kamble, M, Lakde, Mahesh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited 01.07.2021
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Beef cattle
Choking
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Summary:A cow was presented with profuse salivation, in-appetence, swelling on neck region, dull, depressed and increasing abdominal size since last two days. On clinical examination, salivation, sunken eye, hard non-movable mass on neck region and bloat was observed. Based on history and clinical signs, the case was diagnosed as oesophageal obstruction. Taking all aseptic precautions under local infiltration, surgery was performed and onion was removed with uneventful recovery. Keywords: Choke; oesophagus; oesophagotomy; onion; rumenotomy
ISSN:0972-1738