Fig. 5

Ultrasonographic images (a, b) of a 3–year-old English Setter with a fragment of plant material and intraoperative photograph of the fragment after removal (c). a Transabdominal ultrasonographic image of a small, linear and hyperechoic foreign body (arrow) in the left iliopsoas muscle. b Intraoperative ultrasonographic image of the foreign body (arrow) in panel A confirming its presence. The arm of a Hartmann forceps (arrowhead) is visible in proximity to the foreign body. c Photograph of the fragment after removal