Abstract
A 6-month-old castrated male poodle presented with a cough, dysphagia, and regurgitation. Cricopharyngeal achalasia (CPA) was diagnosed by clinical history and a fluoroscopic examination. The animal received a botulinum toxin (BTX) injection but symptoms had not resolved by three days after injection. Thus, a cricopharyngeal and thyropharyngeal muscle myotomy was performed and immediately the clinical signs resolved. This report describes successful correction of CPA with myotomy after failure of BTX injection in a dog.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 50-52 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Veterinary Clinics |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- Botulinum toxin
- Cricopharyngeal achalasia
- Cricopharyngeal muscle myotomy
- Dog
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