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Esophageal Foreign Body in a Dog: Clinic, Radiographic and Endoscopic Findings and Surgical Treatment
Abstract
Background/Aim: Esophageal foreign bodies are common in dogs and not easily dislodged when they become impacted in the esophagus. Pulling or pushing a bone can result in esophageal perforation and/or severe mucosal damage, esophagitis. Endoscopy is one of the most viable treatment for removal of esophageal bone foreign bodies. This case report describes the clinic, radiographic and endoscopic findings, and successful treatment for a dog with esophageal bone foreign body, and to examine post operative distinct outcomes endoscopically.Material and Method: A 7 year old, male, German Shepherd dog was presented to the clinic with complaints of anorexia, weight loss and vomiting for 5 days. Direct thoracic radiograms revealed a radio-opaque density like a bone within the esophagus dorsal to the heart base. Esophagoscopy was performed under general anaesthesia and it confirmed the presence of a bone foreign body within the esophagus. Esophageal foreign body was not orally removed or pushed into the stomach endoscopically. Therefore, gastrotomy was performed and bone was removed from the stomach using endoscopic forceps. Results and Conclusion: Although mild esophagitis was revealed after removing bone, no signs of perforation were detected either during endoscopy or on radiographs thereafter. On post operative period, dog was good and two weeks after the operation the owner reported that it appeared to be normal. It was seen that, the appropriate surgical removing was important for not to be damaged to the esophagus.
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June 1, 2013
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Year 2013 Volume: 2 Number: 2