Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Megaesophagus and regurgitation in a Golden Retriever from esophageal
By Kook, Peter H et al.·Published in Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde·2009·Klinik fü·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [Megaesophagus secondary to an esophageal leiomyoma and concurrent esophagitis].
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Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old male Golden Retriever was brought in for chronic regurgitation and vomiting. The dog also had bad breath, but a neurological exam showed no issues. X-rays showed a swollen, air-filled esophagus, leading the vet to suspect idiopathic megaesophagus, a condition where the esophagus doesn't function properly. Unfortunately, treatments didn't help, and the dog's condition worsened, leading the owners to make the difficult decision to euthanize him. A postmortem exam revealed a small tumor in the esophagus, which was diagnosed as a leiomyoma, a type of muscle tumor, along with some inflammation.
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Abstract
A 13-year-old male intact Golden Retriever was presented for chronic regurgitation and vomitus. The only clinical abnormality was halitosis, a neurological examination was normal. Thoracic radiography revealed a moderately distended, air-filled esophagus and a presumptive diagnosis of idiopathic megaesophagus was made. No other disorder causing abnormal esophageal motor function could be identified. As supportive and anticholinergic therapy failed to improve the dogs condition and ongoing regurgitation worsened, owners opted for euthanasia. Postmortem examination revealed a small (1.5 cm diameter) mass in the terminal esophagus. Microscopically a leio-myoma with mild multifocal mixed-cell esophagitis was diagnosed. This report illustrates how a potentially curable disease such as leiomyoma can clinically mimic acquired idiopathic megaesophagus and emphasizes that additional diagnostic procedures (contrast study, esophagoscopy) can be indicated in individual cases.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19780011/