Surgical retrieval of a migrated sewing needle from thoracic cavity of a dog Sangwan Vandana1,*, Duggal Priyanka2, Kumar Ashwani3 1Assistant Professor Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana-141004 (Punjab) 2Post Graduate Scholar Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana-141004 (Punjab) 3Associate Professor Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana-141004 (Punjab) *Corresponding author. E-mail: drvandanasangwan@rediffmail.com
Online published on 5 November, 2018. Abstract The report describes surgical removal of sewing needle from left thoracic cavity of a dog under general anaesthesia. The dog had history of transcutaneous penetration of sewing needle while sitting, which within hours migrated to the thoracic cavity. Top Keywords Canine, metallic, foreign body, penetrating. Top |