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What is a gastric Foreign Body?

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“A gastric foreign body is any ingested foreign object that becomes lodged in the stomach and is unable to be digested”

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Clinical Signs

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vomiting, which can be intermittent, inappetence, lethargy, abdominal pain, and depression

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Patient Prep

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A large area around the ventral midline is clipped, usually from the xiphoid to the pubis is sufficient, and with a wide area clipped on either side of the proposed incision site. The site is then prepared aseptically.

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Patient Positioning

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The patient is placed in dorsal recumbency with the forelimbs and hind limbs secured with leg ties.

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Instruments / Materials

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Two sterile instrument kits are required. A Balfour or Gosset retractor, laparotomy sponge’s lavage solution, and a suction apparatus are needed.

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Post op

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If the patient is vomiting post-operatively, food should be with-held and intravenous fluid therapy should be continued. Antiemetics should be considered. Once the vomiting has ceased a bland diet can be introduced. The prognosis for this procedure is usually very good, if the foreign body did not perforate the stomach