Reporte de caso clínico megaesófago en paciente canino pastor alemán

Abstract

Canine megaesophagus is a pathological dilation of the esophagus with the absence of peristalsis, due to the irreversible destruction of the neurons of the myenteric plexus of the esophagus, paralyzing the food bolus in the cardiac, which produces dysphagia, therefore food or water does not pass towards the stomach. This pathology is more predisposing in breeds such as the German shepherd, Fox Terrier, German Mastiff, Sharpie and English Greyhound. The most indicated diagnostic method for this case is through endoscopy and contrast radiography. The following clinical case of a 40-day-old canine patient, a German shepherd breed, an assistant to a veterinarian in the city of Popayan, with a history of vomiting in the form of a mass and whole parts of food, which was diagnosed with Megaesophagus, using a radiographic study with barium contrast.