Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with blocked throat opening and hiatal hernia treated successfully
By Dvir, E et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2003·Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Congenital narrowing of the intrapharyngeal opening in a dog with concurrent oesophageal hiatal hernia.
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Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old male smooth-haired standard dachshund was brought in for chronic drooling, difficulty swallowing, and noisy breathing. The vet found that the dog's throat opening was narrowed and the soft palate was fused to the back of the throat, which was causing these symptoms. The dog also had a hiatal hernia, where part of the stomach pushes through the diaphragm. After surgery to correct the throat issue and medical management for the hernia, the dog's symptoms improved significantly, and follow-up X-rays showed the hernia was no longer present.
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Abstract
A one-year-old, male, smooth-haired standard dachshund was presented with a history of chronic hypersalivation, dysphagia, puffing of the cheeks on expiration, and inspiratory stridor. Oral examination revealed a moderately thickened tongue radix and that the normal intrapharyngeal opening was obliterated. A 7 mm long, midline palatal slit was the only communication between the naso- and oropharynx. The soft palate was fused to the caudal pharyngeal wall. A concurrent hiatal hernia was diagnosed on thoracic radiographs. The soft palate abnormality was surgically corrected and the hiatal hernia was managed medically. On follow-up evaluations, the clinical signs had markedly improved, and the hiatal hernia was no longer visible on survey thoracic radiographs.
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