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Case Reports
. 2021 Mar;35(2):1088-1092.
doi: 10.1111/jvim.16056. Epub 2021 Feb 9.

Gastroesophageal intussusception and extreme esophageal dilatation secondary to bilateral laryngeal paralysis in a cat

Sarah Tayler  1 , Deirdre Mullowney  1 , Alexandru Lataretu  2 , Mark Plested  1 , Jayson Tuan  1 , Aarti Kathrani  1
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Gastroesophageal intussusception and extreme esophageal dilatation secondary to bilateral laryngeal paralysis in a cat

Sarah Tayler et al. J Vet Intern Med. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Gastroesophageal intussusception, extreme esophageal dilatation, and laryngeal paralysis are individually rare clinical entities in cats and the simultaneous occurrence in a single animal has not been described. We describe these 3 conditions occurring concurrently in a geriatric cat, and resolution of the cat's clinical signs after treatment with unilateral arytenoid lateralization. This finding supports the need for thorough history taking and examination in cats with extreme esophageal dilatation to determine if upper respiratory tract abnormalities are present, as appropriate treatment might resolve the esophageal dilatation.

Keywords: esophageal; feline; hiatal hernia; upper respiratory tract obstruction.

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Authors declare no conflict of interest.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Dorsoventral (A) and right lateral (B) thoracic radiographs obtained on initial presentation at the primary care practice. There is generalized gas dilatation of the esophagus with a sharp, curved gas‐soft tissue interface caudally, characteristic of a gastroesophageal intussusception. Left lateral (C) thoracic radiograph obtained 48 hours after arytenoid lateralization surgery. There is esophageal dilatation and the stomach is normally positioned in the cranial abdomen
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