A six-month-old Jindo dog was admitted with history of postprandial regurgitation. The dog began regurgitating 3 months before. The dog was thin, underweighted and had a coarse hair coat. The cervical esophagus was palpable after meal. Contrast esopha...
A six-month-old Jindo dog was admitted with history of postprandial regurgitation. The dog began regurgitating 3 months before. The dog was thin, underweighted and had a coarse hair coat. The cervical esophagus was palpable after meal. Contrast esophagram revealed distended esophagus cranial to the base of heart and contrast material accumulated in the esophagus. Tentative diagnosis was made on the basis of history, physical examination findings and a contrast esophagram. The dog diagnosed with Persistent right aortic arch by surgical exploration. Surgical ligation and division of the ligamentum arteriosum and balloon dilatation of stricture site were performed. After surgical correction, the follow up of prognosis after 2 month was excellent.