title: Removal of nasogastric tube fragments from three horses.
abstract: Three horses were admitted for retrieval of polyurethane nasogastric tube fragments. The fragments were removed from the esophagus or stomach of 2 horses by manipulation of a snare introduced through the biopsy port of an endoscope. The fragments were surgically removed from the stomach of the third horse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: DiFranco
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011140:Polyurethanes; D013270:Stomach
chemical_list: D011140:Polyurethanes