Endoscopic and radiological diagnostics of esophagus diseases in dogs

Abstract

In order to expand the range of diagnostic methods for determining diseases of the esophagus and to make them more present in everyday practise, it is desirable to work out in more detail the procedure of endoscopic and radiological examinations, determine their limitations and possibilities, describe the topographic-anatomical and morphological status of the esophagus in an endoscopic and radiological picture, as well as to define which diseases of this organ are most represented. The paper presents the results of six-month investigations of esophagus diseases in dogs of different breeds and ages. A total of 15 animals were examined: 2 golden retrievers, 2 rottweilers, 5 German shepherds, 3 giant schnauzers, 2 cross-breeds, and 1 dalmatian. Cases of chronic esophagitis were described, as well as the presence of a foreign body and megaesophagus, and the prescribed therapy for all these diseases.

Da bi se spektar dijagnostičkih metoda oboljenja jednjaka proširio i bio prisutniji u svakodnevnoj kliničkoj praksi, poželjno je da se detaljnije razradi postupak endoskopskog i radiološkog pregleda, utvrde njihove granice i mogućnosti, opiše topografsko-anatomski i morfološki status jednjaka u endoskopskoj i radiološkoj slici i da se definiše koja su to najzastupljenija oboljenja ovog organa. U radu su prikazani rezultati šestomesečnih ispitivanja oboljenja jednjaka na psima različitih rasa i uzrasta. Ukupno je pregledano petnaest jedinki od kojih su: dva zlatna retrivera, dva rotvajlera, pet nemačkih ovčara, tri velika šnaucera, dva mešanca i jedan dalmatinac. Opisani su slučajevi hroničnog ezofagitisa, prisustva stranog tela u jednjaku i megaezofagusa.