Although anomalies of the trachea and oesophagus are not uncommon in paediatric practice, the case to be described is quite rare and no similar anomaly has been previously recorded at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow. Briefly, the condition is one of atresia of the larynx, partial absence of the trachea and a fistulous connexion between the oesophagus and the trachea. A point of co...

Accidental ingestion of fish hooks is common among turtles. Several techniques are available for retrieving hooks, ranging from simple non-invasive to more complicated and invasive surgical procedures. The purpose this case report document the successful retrieval an oesophageal foreign body (fish hook) using a minimally oesophagotomy technique (MIOT) in Indian Flap-shell turtle (Lissemys punct...