title: Surgical extraction of canine oesophageal foreign bodies through a gastrotomy approach: 12 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a gastrotomy approach to remove foreign bodies located in the caudal oesophagus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective examination of case records of dogs with surgical management of foreign body located in the caudal oesophagus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twelve dogs with caudal oesophageal foreign body were managed surgically after unsuccessful endoscopic approaches. The foreign body was successfully extracted via gastrotomy in all 12 cases. Ten dogs recovered well without any postoperative complications but one dog died during the immediate postoperative period and one during hospitalisation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Caudal oesophageal foreign body extraction by gastrotomy is a possible alternative to transthoracic oesophagotomy. Based on the small population presented here this approach performed through a laparotomy appears easy, with a low rate of perioperative and postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Frégis, 43 Avenue Aristide Briand, 94110, Arcueil, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aertsens
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Frégis, 43 Avenue Aristide Briand, 94110, Arcueil, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Frégis, 43 Avenue Aristide Briand, 94110, Arcueil, France.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Ragetly
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Frégis, 43 Avenue Aristide Briand, 94110, Arcueil, France.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Poncet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery