PAKISTAN
VETERINARY
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Modified Endoscopic Removal of Foreign Objects from the Forestomach of a Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
 
Kyung-Yeon Eo, Yong-Gu Yeo and Oh-Deog Kwon*
Seoul Zoo, Gwacheon 427-702, Korea; *College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea *Corresponding author: odkwon@knu.ac.kr

Abstract   

We report on the removal of foreign objects from the forestomach of a 200 kg adult male common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Seoul zoo using a modified stainless steel hook and flexible wire snare attached to a gastrointestinal fiberoptic endoscope. The foreign bodies included a 10 × 3.5 cm plastic tube, 4 × 2.0 cm stainless steel pipe, brush, and concrete debris. Our technique using a stainless steel wire hook and snare attached to a gastroscope can be used to remove foreign objects from the forestomach of common bottlenose dolphins.

Key words: Common bottlenose dolphin, Modified endoscopy, Tursiops truncatus

 
   

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)
ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)



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