Feline Esophagitis Secondary to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Clinical Signs and Radiographic, Endoscopic, and Histopathological Findings
Autor: | Eveline Han, John D. Broussard, Keith E. Baer |
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Rok vydání: | 2003 |
Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Cat Diseases Gastroenterology Diagnosis Differential Vascularity Internal medicine medicine Animals Esophagitis Stomach Ulcer Small Animals Hyperplasia business.industry Reflux Chronic Esophagitis medicine.disease Dysphagia Radiography Dysplasia Esophageal dilatation Regurgitation (digestion) Cats Gastroesophageal Reflux medicine.symptom business |
Zdroj: | Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. 39:161-167 |
ISSN: | 1547-3317 0587-2871 |
DOI: | 10.5326/0390161 |
Popis: | Chronic esophagitis due to gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is rarely reported in the cat. This paper describes the clinical signs and diagnostic findings, including radiographic, endoscopic, and histopathological abnormalities, in three young, purebred, male cats with esophagitis presumed to be secondary to GER. Clinical signs included regurgitation, dysphagia, and weight loss. Contrast radiography revealed GER, esophageal dilatation, and decreased motility. Endoscopy showed hyperemia, increased vascularity, ulcers, erosion, and an abnormal lower esophageal sphincter. Histopathological lesions included squamous hyperplasia and dysplasia, erosions, ulcers, and an inflammatory infiltrate of lymphocytes, plasma cells, and neutrophils. Long-term follow-up demonstrated progression of the disease in two of the cats. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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