The clinical features and treatment of fishhook injuries in freshwater turtles: 126 cases from 1997-2022
JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 261(12), 1829–1837.
author keywords: fishing; Trachemys; foreign body; retrograde; esophagostomy; celiotomy
TL;DR:
Overall, freshwater turtles with fishhook injuries have a high release rate even when the injuries are severe, and considerations should be taken to provide patient comfort, decrease injury-associated complications, and shorten recovery time by using minimally invasive techniques.
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