Interesting Cases

The Fish Hook Story

Carmel may have felt left out when the kids were practicing casting a fishing pole. Carmel jumped out and swallowed the fishhook and line. The owner cut the line and brought Carmel into the clinic.

An x-ray showed the hook to be located in the Carmel's stomach.

We elected to use a flexible endoscope to retrieve the hook. This scope allows us to biopsy or retrieve foreign objects with out exploratory surgery.

We anesthetized Carmel and used and endoscope to retrieve the hook. A three prong grasping forceps was positioned over the hook and gently removed from the stomach, up the esophagus.

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