Oesophagoscopy and Endoscopic Aided Removal of Oesophageal Foreign Bodies in Camel Calves (<i>Camelus dromedarius</i>)

Shawaf, Turke; Ramadan, Omar; Elnahas, A.; Eljalii, I.M.; Salman, Maisa

doi:10.5958/2277-8934.2017.00005.4

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“…Some greedy animals may bolt a mouthful of feed and try to swallow it without chewing. 16 The signs of oesophageal obstruction recorded were comparable to those reported in camel calves, 3,11 adult camels, 12,14,15,17 llama, 16 horses, 7,18-20 cattle 1,6 and small ruminants. 21,22 Both complete and partial oesophageal obstructions were recorded in this study, similar to ruminants 23 and llamas.…”

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“…Endoscopic removal of oesophageal foreign bodies in the camel calves was successful; similar to previous reports in Holstein bovine calves 26 and camel calves. 11 In adult camels, endoscopic removal of oesophageal foreign bodies could not be performed because the length of alligator forceps was 80 cm and the oesophageal length is approximately 150 cm in adult camels. 17 Cervical oesophagotomy via a ventrolateral approach provides access to the middle and distal cervical oesophagus and proved to be a convenient way for extraction of tightly impacted oesophageal foreign bodies.…”

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“…10 In dromedary camel calves, endoscopy has been reported as an effective method for dealing with oesophageal obstruction. 11 There are limited numbers of published reports and case description of dromedary camels with choke [12][13][14][15] ; including two small case series in calves from the authors' institution. 3,11 The aim of this study was to describe choke in dromedary camels, including some observations on diagnostic methods,…”

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A retrospective study of choke (oesophageal obstruction) in 64 one‐hump Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Saudi Arabia

Zabady

Shawaf

2022

Veterinary Record Open

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Background Choke (oesophageal obstruction) is an important oesophageal disorder in large domestic animals. Published studies on choke in the dromedary camel ( Camelus dromedarius ) are few in number and deal with small number of cases. Methods Sixty‐four camels with choke were presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, King Faisal University. History, breed, age, sex, duration of obstruction and clinical signs were recorded. The diagnosis was established using examination with a stomach tube, oesophageal radiography and endoscopy. Choke was managed either by using alligator forceps guided endoscope or by cervical oesophagotomy. Results Choke was recorded in camels less than 1 year old (84.38%) more than camels more than 1 year of age (15.62%) and complete obstruction more than partial. Most cases had obstruction involving the cervical oesophagus (96.87%). In the majority of obstructive masses, there were pieces of fabric (48.44%) and plastic bags (35.94%). Most obstructive masses were slightly radio‐opaque (62.5%). Surgical and non‐surgical managements were effective (91.3% and 94.44%, respectively) in resolving the choke. Conclusions Choke was most likely in animals less than 1 year of age with complete obstruction of the cervical oesophagus. Surgical and non‐surgical methods were effective in resolving the choke in the dromedary camels. It was not practical to use forceps extraction in all adult camels due to the limited length of the alligator forceps.

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A retrospective study of choke (oesophageal obstruction) in 64 one‐hump Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Saudi Arabia

Zabady

Shawaf

2022

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“…Due to the narrow nasal passage in camels, especially in the Omani breed, and the lack of camelspecific endoscope and BAL catheters, endoscope and BAL catheters were inserted via the oral cavity. After the intravenous injection of xylazine 2% (0.1 mg/kg bodyweight; Rompun, Bayer Health Care) (Shawaf et al, 2017), a special mouth gag especially designed for camels in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Fig. 1) was placed to keep the mouth open protecting and allowing easy passage of the endoscope.…”

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Cytological analysis of tracheal wash and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in health and respiratory disease in dromedary camels

Shawaf

Al-Mubarak

Alhumam

et al. 2021

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Background Tracheal wash (TW) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) have proven to be useful tools for the identification of disease-associated changes in the respiratory tract in human and different animal species. In the dromedary camel, little is known about cytological analysis of TW and BAL in health and disease. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the cytological composition of TW and BAL in health and respiratory disease in dromedary camels. Methods TW and BAL samples were collected from dromedary camels and cytological analysis was performed by microscopic examination of prepared smears. Camels with clinical respiratory disease (n = 18) were compared with apparently healthy (control) camels (n = 9). Results In the apparently healthy camels, differential cytological analysis of TW samples identified macrophages and neutrophils as the main cell populations with lesser proportions of lymphocytes and epithelial cells and very rare abundance of eosinophils and mast cells. In the TW of camels with respiratory disease, neutrophils were the most abundant cells followed by macrophages and lymphocytes. In the BAL of healthy camels, macrophages represented the main cell type followed by lymphocytes and neutrophils. In respiratory-diseased camels, BAL samples contained higher percentages of neutrophils with reduced percentages of macrophages and lymphocytes in comparison to camels from the control group. Collectively, the results of the current study revealed higher abundance of neutrophils in the TW and BAL from dromedary camels than many other veterinary species. The cytological patterns of TW and BAL from camels with respiratory diseases were characterized by increased proportion of neutrophils and decreased proportion of macrophages in comparison to healthy camels. The proportion of lymphocytes was also decreased in TW samples from diseased camels.

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“…In cattle, most of the removed foreign bodies were plastic bags, clothes pieces and plastic bags mixed (Shawaf et al, 2017). Studies have proven that the non-penetrating foreign bodies commonly recovered in bovine stomachs are plastic bags, sack thread, ropes, leather, rubber, mattress linen, pieces of lead pipe, straw baskets, hair and plant fibers (Anwar et al, 2010).…”

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Investigations of Foreign Bodies in Camel (Camels dromedaries) Fore Stomach at Tamboul Slaughterhouse, Eastern Gezira, Gezira State, Sudan

Elkhair¹,

Ghurashi²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2022

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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A cross sectional study was conducted on one hundred camel slaughtered at Tamboul slaughterhouse from January to March 2021. The study was carried out to determine the prevalence and type of foreign bodies in rumen and reticulum of camel and to assess the association of risk factors with the occurrence of foreign bodies. Postmortem examination was employed for the recovery of foreign body from rumen and reticulum. A total of one hundred camels were examined using systematic random sampling method. 12% of the examined animals were found positive for indigestible foreign bodies in their rumen and/or reticulum. Risk factors such as age, sex, physiological status and nature foreign bodies were taken into consideration. There was statistical significance difference between prevalence recorded in pregnant animals with prevalence of 87.5% of foreign bodies than empty animals with prevalence of 12.5% of the affected animals. Statistical significant difference were recorded in old animals (>6 years) with prevalence of 75% than adult (1-6 year) with prevalence of 25% (p≤0.05). Prevalence based on sex was showed that 33.3% positive cases observed in male and 66.7% in female individuals. Taking the nature of foreign bodies in consideration 41.7% of them were plastic bags, 33.3%, cloth, and 25.0% were robe. In conclusion, this study proved that the foreign body ingestion found in camel grazing in open areas were contaminated with clothes, plastic material, robes, nails and other indigestible materials could cause serious health problem for free grazing animals.

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Oesophagoscopy and Endoscopic Aided Removal of Oesophageal Foreign Bodies in Camel Calves (Camelus dromedarius)

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

A retrospective study of choke (oesophageal obstruction) in 64 one‐hump Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Saudi Arabia

A retrospective study of choke (oesophageal obstruction) in 64 one‐hump Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Saudi Arabia

Cytological analysis of tracheal wash and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in health and respiratory disease in dromedary camels

Investigations of Foreign Bodies in Camel (Camels dromedaries) Fore Stomach at Tamboul Slaughterhouse, Eastern Gezira, Gezira State, Sudan

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