02202naa a2200313 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000210006024500830008126000090016452013240017365000120149765300140150965300250152365300260154865300130157465300170158765300140160465300130161865300270163170000160165870000200167470000200169470000200171470000200173470000230175470000220177777300890179920395362016-03-03       2015    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aRODRIGUES, M. C.  aCeliotomy by plastrotomy in a yellow-footed tortoise (Geochelone denticulata).  c2015  aOne herein reports a successful case of celiotomy by plastrotomy for removal of foreign bodies in yellow-footed tortoise (Geochelone denticulata). The animal was treated at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Piaui, with appetite loss, regurgitation, constipation, lethargy, reluctance to walk and slightly reddish ocular mucous membranes. Radiographic examination was performed, confirming the presence of foreign bodies in the stomach. The tortoise underwent celiotomy by plastrotomy for the removal of the foreign bodies. The opening of the plastron was performed through the abdominal shields, with the aid of a circular mini grinding saw. One performed an incision in the midline between the two abdominal veins to access the abdominal cavity. A gastrotomy for removal of the foreign bodies (nails, toothpicks, stones, pieces of plastic, glass and crockery pieces) was performed after the location of the stomach. The surgery was successful and confirmed with radiographic evaluation in the immediate postoperative period. The celiotomy by plastrotomy for removal of foreign bodies in that animal proved to be a viable, very important and safe technique to the survival of chelonians. INDEX TERMS: Yellow-footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata, gastric foreign body, chelonian, surgery, plastron.  aSurgery  aChelonian  aGastric foreign body  aGeochelone denticuata  aGirurgia  aJabuti-tinga  aPlastrão  aPlastron  aYellow-footed tortoise1 aLIMA, W. C.1 aQUESSADA, A. M.1 aSILVA, F. A. N.1 aSILVA, L. M. C.1 aSOUZA, A. B. de1 aMOURA, C. R. C. de1 aLIMA, D. A. S. D.  tPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, Brasília, DFgv. 35, n. 2, p. 173-176, fev. 2015.