Free jejunal segment for treatment of cervical esophageal stricture in a dog

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1988 Jul 15;193(2):230-2.

Abstract

A 2-year-old female Chinese Shar Pei was admitted with a 20-cm cervical esophageal stricture that was untreatable by conventional medical and surgical methods. A free jejunal segment was used to replace the strictured portion of the esophagus. Twenty-one months after surgery, the dog was able to eat liquefied canned dog food with minimal regurgitation and was maintaining normal body weight. Free jejunal transfer offers a treatment method for otherwise fatal esophageal lesions that are not responsive to conventional methods of medical and surgical treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dog Diseases / surgery*
  • Dogs
  • Esophageal Stenosis / surgery
  • Esophageal Stenosis / veterinary*
  • Female
  • Jejunum / transplantation*