title: Esophageal hiatal hernia. Case report of a dog and a cheetah.
abstract: Case reports of a paraesophageal hiatal hernia in a French bulldog and an invagination of the stomach into the esophagus in a cheetah are presented. In both cases there was an enlarged hiatus and in the cheetah the hiatus was clearly bounded by a muscular loop. Treatment consisted of surgical narrowing of the hiatus. The pathophysiology of hiatal hernia is discussed with reference to experimental studies in dogs.
mesh_terms: D002612:Acinonyx; D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000662:veterinary*; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013270:Stomach