Background: Anatomical feline models can aid in understanding the relationships between clinical findings and anatomical features and the course of foreign bodies passing through the oesophagus. This study has two goals (1) to assess feline oesophageal foreign bodies in feline patients using...
Author(s)
Elkader, N. A. A.; Emam, I. A.; Farghali, H. A.; Daghash, S. M.; Salem, N. Y.
Publisher
Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
Citation
PLoS ONE, 2020, 15, 6,
Objectives: To assess the outcomes and major complications in cats that require oesophageal and gastric endoscopic foreign body removal. Materials and Methods: The medical records of 52 cats with oesophageal and gastric foreign bodies that underwent endoscopic foreign body retrieval during a...
Author(s)
Dollo, V.; Chambers, G.; Carothers, M.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Small Animal Practice, 2020, 61, 1, pp 51-56
Esophageal and gastric foreign bodies (EFB and GFB) are a common occurrence in cats and dogs. The objective of this study is to evaluate the endoscopic instruments and techniques used for foreign body retrieval by internists or criticalists based on type and location of the foreign body. An online, ...
Author(s)
Wood, A. N.; Gallagher, A. E.
Publisher
Elsevier Inc, Orlando, USA
Citation
Topics in Companion Animal Medicine, 2021, 45,
Oesophageal foreign bodies are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in small animals, especially in carnivores. Due to the possibility of complications such as perforation or tracheal compression, the patient may present an upper airway obstruction, which might become a medical emergency. ...
Author(s)
Neamțu, A.; Burtan, L.; Drugociu, D. G.
Publisher
"Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iasi University of Life Sciences (IULS), Iaşi, Romania
Citation
Journal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment, 2021, 54, 2, pp 123-131
The clinical signs, ultrasonographical diagnosis and surgical removal of a wire thread from the oesophagus, stomach and colon of a 7-year-old male cat in France [date nor given] are described.
Author(s)
Pottier, M.; Minier, K.
Publisher
Newsmed, Paris, France
Citation
Point Vétérinaire, 2022, 53, 434 (Part 1), pp 51-52
Background: Esophageal neoplasms are rarely reported in cats. The frequency rate is less than 0.5% and those neoplasms are usually malignant. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an idiopathic epithelial neoplasm, invasive and metastatic that can induce partial or complete obstruction of the ...
Author(s)
Abdalla, D. C.; Cobucci, G. C.; Souza, F. R.; Lacreta Júnior, A. C. C.; Wouters, F.; Wouters, A. T. B.; Raymundo, D. L.; Varaschin, M. S.
Publisher
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Veterinária, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation
Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2022, 50, (Suppl 1): 765,
Case presentation and surgical intervention - A 3-year-old cat was presented with a recent history of dysphagia and intermittent regurgitation. Radiography revealed a bony oesophageal foreign body at the level of the thoracic inlet. Endoscopic retrieval was attempted but resulted in severe dyspnoea ...
Author(s)
Cariou, M. P. L.; Lipscomb, V. J.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2011, 13, 1, pp 50-55
Objective - To characterize clinical signs, diagnostic test results, foreign body location, treatment, and outcome for dogs and cats with sewing needle foreign bodies. Design - Retrospective case series. Animals - 65 dogs and cats with sewing needle foreign bodies. Procedures - Medical records of...
Author(s)
Pratt, C. L.; Reineke, E. L.; Drobatz, K. J.
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2014, 245, 3, pp 302-308
This article describes the clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of foreign body ingestion in cats and dogs.
Publisher
Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA), Milton, Canada
Citation
2018 OVMA (Ontario Veterinary Medical Association) Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 25-27 January 2018, 2018, pp 173-175
Oesophageal foreign body are relatively rare compared with gastrointestinal ones, but they can be encountered in clinical practice. Dogs are more likely to have oesophageal foreign bodies than are cats due to their indiscriminate eating habits. The most common oesophageal foreign bodies encountered ...
Author(s)
Stroe, T. F.; Muste, A.; Dîrlea, I.; Muste, M.; Ilie, I.; Beteg, F.
Publisher
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Scientific Works. Series C. Veterinary Medicine, 2016, 62, 2, pp 82-85