title: Congenital narrowing of the intrapharyngeal opening in a dog with concurrent oesophageal hiatal hernia.
abstract: A one-year-old, male, smooth-haired standard dachshund was presented with a history of chronic hypersalivation, dysphagia, puffing of the cheeks on expiration, and inspiratory stridor. Oral examination revealed a moderately thickened tongue radix and that the normal intrapharyngeal opening was obliterated. A 7 mm long, midline palatal slit was the only communication between the naso- and oropharynx. The soft palate was fused to the caudal pharyngeal wall. A concurrent hiatal hernia was diagnosed on thoracic radiographs. The soft palate abnormality was surgically corrected and the hiatal hernia was managed medically. On follow-up evaluations, the clinical signs had markedly improved, and the hiatal hernia was no longer visible on survey thoracic radiographs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private bag X04, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dvir
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Spotswood
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Lambrechts
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Lobetti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D004285:Dogs; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D010375:Pedigree; D010614:Pharynx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome