Intercostal celiotomy for removal of proventriculus foreign body in muscovy duck (Cairina moschata): case report

Abstract

Ducks, geese and swans are included in the Anatidae family, Anseriformes order. The leading injuries causes to waterfowl are tangling in fishing materials and foreign bodies ingestion. A muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) was referred for treatment at Veterinary Teaching Hospital and a radiographic examination showed the presence of a hook in the coelom. Surgical exposure and incision of the proventriculus was made through left intercostal access and the hook along with a fishing line were gently removed. The animal began to feed voluntarily at the fourth post-operative day and two weeks after the procedure the patient was clinically well and was released to wild. This surgical approach differs in some aspects from the listed techniques in the known literature. It proved to be a viable and appropriate alternative to treat this affection since it did not cause any trans- or post-operative complications and enabled rapid recovery and subsequent patient release.

Removal of foreign bodies from the proventriculus in a young golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

“…Most of these agents increase healing time and cause gastric ulceration and sluggish ulcer healing, especially in the acidsecreting portion of the gastrointestinal tract (Champour and Ojrati, 2014). In the case of coeliotomy for the removal of a proventricular foreign body, some authors preferred ventriculotomy over proventriculotomy, which is also a possibility for removing a foreign body from the proventriculus in a bird (Goulart et al, 2019). In our case, we used ventral midline coeliotomy and direct access through the proventriculus.…”