title: Fatal transesophageal carotid arterial perforation by thorns in a calf.
abstract: A Charolais bull calf died about 4 days after perforation of the left common carotid artery by thorns of a twig that had become lodged temporarily in the esophagus. The calf initially drooled blood-tinged saliva and drank with difficulty. Necropsy revealed severe anemia and a large volume of blood in the gastrointestinal tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia 65211.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male