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Both fishhooks and needles are regularly found lodged in the esophagi or periesophageal tissues of dogs and cats. These foreign bodies do not pose an immediate risk to the animal, but they are a source of distress and provoke dysphagia and anorexia in most individuals. Many of these cases can be managed endoscopically, using a suitable gastroscope, such as the GIF XQ230 gastroscope (9.8 mm external diameter, 2.8 mm diameter biopsy channel).