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May 2024
JAAHA Case Report of the Month
Sometimes gastric foreign bodies are too large or sharp to be removed via emesis, and too difficult to grasp using forceps in an endoscope. So, short of doing surgery, what can be done?
Have You Tried This?
As we all know, dogs like to swallow weird things: balls, hair ties, rocks, undies—you name it, it has been ingested by a dog. Sometimes gastric foreign bodies are too large or sharp to be removed via emesis and too difficult to grasp using forceps in an endoscope. So, short of doing surgery, what can be done?
Enter the humble bottle liner. In a new study in JAAHA, the study authors describe how veterinarians were able to remove difficult-to-grasp objects in the stomachs of 12 different dogs using a 4-ounce bottle liner, traction threads, and an endoscope with forceps. This case series report describes the use of a bottle liner as an affordable alternative to gastrotomy when foreign bodies cannot be grasped with forceps or snares.
Find out more about what the 12 dogs ingested, how the procedure was performed, and what the outcomes were in the full report, “Endoscopic Removal of Gastric Foreign Bodies with a Bottle Liner in 12 Dogs (2020–2023),” in the current issue of JAAHA at jaaha.org.