BENIGN IDIOPATHIC ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE IN A LION ( PANTHERA LEO): DILATION BY AN ACHALASIA BALLOON.

Autor: Ayala I, Laredo F, Escobar, Alberca F
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians [J Zoo Wildl Med] 2018 Mar; Vol. 49 (1), pp. 193-195.
DOI: 10.1638/2017-0055R1.1
Abstrakt: A 1-yr old female lion ( Panthera leo) was referred with a 10-mo history of dysphagia for solid food (meat), episodic regurgitation, and poor weight gain. Esophagoscopy confirmed an esophagitis (midesophagus) and a stricture estimated to be of 13 mm diameter. This was subsequently dilated using a 20-mm-diameter balloon for 2 min followed by a 35-mm achalasia balloon for 3 min. The etiology remains undetermined in spite of a thorough history. The animal progressed satisfactorily, reaching 124 kg after 1 yr and has had no further signs. To the authors' knowledge, neither idiopathic esophageal stricture nor dilation using an achalasia balloon has been reported in Panthera spp.
Databáze: MEDLINE