title: Intermittent gastroesophageal intussusception in a cat with idiopathic megaesophagus.
abstract: An adult female domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for chronic upper respiratory disease and vomiting. A diagnosis of idiopathic megaesophagus with intermittent gastroesophageal intussusception (GEI) was made based on radiographic and endoscopic examinations. The GEI was manually reduced by use of a stomach tube during the endoscopic procedure. An incisional gastropexy was performed to prevent recurrence. Gastroesophageal intussusception is a rare condition in cats. In dogs it is usually associated with rapid progression of clinical signs, culminating in death. In this cat, the condition was associated with chronic signs, probably due to the intermittent nature of the GEI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional, College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg 24061, USA.
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Troy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Waldron
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000662:veterinary; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*