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Gastroesophageal intussusception in a young German shepherd dog
Author(s) -
Werthern C. J.,
Montavon P. M.,
Flückiger M. A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1996.tb01750.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , laparotomy , surgery , acute abdomen , german shepherd dog , abdomen
A gastro‐oesophageal intussusception in a female, six‐week‐old German shepherd dog was treated surgically with success. The dog was presented with acute dyspnoea and signs of shock. After laparotomy, the herniated organs were reduced from the lumen of the oesophagus into the abdomen and an imbrication of the oesophageal hiatus, an appositional fundoplica‐tion and a left‐sided incisional fundopexy were performed. The dog made an uneventful recovery. Eighteen months after surgery the dog is still alive, with no clinical signs despite the persistent presence of megaoesophagus.