Gastrotomy at crocodile

A foreign body in stomach at Nile Crocodile

Venrodorsal recumbancy 

A 2- year- old female nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) was presented to  Animal Hospital Clinic with inapetence  and weakness for two weeks. The history of crocodile was that she lived in vivarium with heating apparatus. The result of clinic, laboratory and radiological examinatin; there were giving opacity forgein bodies in stomach. We suggested that the forgein bodies would have been removed in general anesthesia.Gastrotomy was performed with midline laparotomy and removed plastic aquarium plants, plastic glass adhesive disc from stomach. Stomach was sutured with 3/0 polyglactin 910 according to surgical tecnique. Abdominal muscles closed with a simple separate suture tecnique. The skin was closed with a simple separate suture tecnique.

Plastic aquarium plants and plastic adhesive disc

Foreign body in stomach