Reporte de caso clínico megaesófago en paciente canino pastor alemán
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2020-10-22
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Universidad Antonio Nariño
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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.