Long-term management of a dog with idiopathic megaesophagus and recurrent aspiration pneumonia by use of an indwelling esophagostomy tube for suction of esophageal content and esophagogastric tube feeding

A 10-year-old neutered male Labrador Retriever dog was diagnosed with idiopathic megaesophagus. Despite receiving conventional treatments including elevated feeding, the dog showed repeated regurgitation and aspiration pneumonia, consequently developing weight loss and severe malnutrition. For the p...

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Published in:J Vet Med Sci
Main Authors: KANEMOTO, Yuka, FUKUSHIMA, Kenjiro, KANEMOTO, Hideyuki, OHNO, Koichi, TSUJIMOTO, Hajime
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2016
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Internal Medicine
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5289259/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27853047
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.16-0374
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