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11 year old Golden Retriever with vomiting and coughing

October 29, 2020 By Allison Zwingenberger

This week’s case is an 11-year-old Golden Retriever with vomiting and coughing for three weeks.

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Findings

The thoracic esophagus is dilated and gas filled. It is visible on both lateral projections and superimposed on the heart and spine on the d/v projection. There is alveolar pulmonary pattern in the left and right cranial lung lobes and the right middle lung lobe. These are seen best on the lateral projections.
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Diagnosis

Megaesophagus and aspiration pneumonia
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Discussion

Aspiration pneumonia is a common complication of megaesophagus. Because the distribution of aspiration pneumonia is ventral, it is often not visible on a v/d or d/v projection as it is superimposed on the heart and mediastinum. Two lateral projections are needed to evaluate the lungs.

Filed Under: Canine, Case of the Day, Radiographs, Thorax

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