Free jejunal segment for treatment of cervical esophageal stricture in a dog.
A 2-year-old female Chinese Shar Pei was admitted with a 20-cm cervical esophageal stricture that was untreatable by conventional medical and surgical methods. A free jejunal segment was used to replace the strictured portion of the esophagus. Twenty-one months after surgery, the dog was able to eat liquefied canned dog food with minimal regurgitation and was maintaining normal body weight. Free jejunal transfer offers a treatment method for otherwise fatal esophageal lesions that are not responsive to conventional methods of medical and surgical treatment.
Gregory
C R
CR
Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616.
Gourley
I M
IM
Bruyette
D S
DS
Schultz
L J
LJ
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007583:Jejunum / Q000637:transplantation*