Oesophageal foreign bodies in cats: Clinical and anatomic findings.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Anatomical feline models can aid in understanding the relationships between clinical findings and anatomical features and the course of foreign bodies passing through the oesophagus. This study has two goals 1) to assess feline oesophageal foreign bodies in feline patients using physical, radiologic and endoscopic examination and, how their location influences treatment plans and complications. 2) How the anatomical sharp angle of the oesophagus contribute to foreign body lodgement. Thirty-five cats were enrolled in this study; 30 of them were clinically ill, and five cats were used for anatomical study. RESULTS:Cats with clinical signs underwent complete clinical and radiologic examination. Endoscopy was performed in only five cases. The site with the highest occurrence of fore

SUBMITTER: Abd Elkader NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7266337 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature