Liling Liu1, Ying Zhang1, Huibo Jin1, Shupeng Chen3, Wei Luo 2* and Lin Li1*
1Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, School of Land Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resource and Ecology in the Poyang Lake Basin of Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, PR China 2Huaihua Vocational and Technical College, Huaihua 418000, PR China 3Jiangxi Agricultural Engineering Vocational College, Zhangshu 331200, PR China
*Corresponding author: li6602@163.com; 826037322@qq.com
A 1.5-year-old male Corgi dog was presented by his owner to our institute with a 4-day history of dysphagia and regurgitation. The dog underwent a physical examination followed by hematological tests, X-rays, and endoscopy. Creatine kinase contents were above the average level, referring to inflammation in the dog. We detected narrowing of the upper esophagus was detected after feeding barium meal. We also found a stricture on narrowing the esophagus's lumen. Surgical resection of the stricture was performed. After the operation, we gave the dog anti-inflammatory and anti-regurgitation drugs for five days. With excellent postoperative care, the dog was eventually cured. Based on the above findings, the dog was diagnosed with esophageal stricture secondary to esophagitis. We concluded that surgical resection is the proper way to treat severe esophageal stricture in adult dog for complete recovery, which was successfully achieved in this case.