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Broncho-oesophageal fistula in two dogs

Authors: Guerin SR, Allan FJ, Cooke MM, Guilford WG, Fox SM
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 43, Issue 6, pp 235-239, Nov 1995
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Companion animal, Dog
Subject Terms: Abdomen, Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Diagnostic procedures, Pathology, Respiratory system
Article class: Clinical Communication

Abstract: Two clinical cases of broncho-oesophageal fistula in the dog are presented. While both cases illustrate the value of oesophagoscopy as a diagnostic tool, one case depicts the complications which may be associated with positive contrast oesophagography. These two cases support previous observations that broncho-oesophageal fistulae are frequently of foreign body aetiology and usually extend from the caudal oesophagus, via the pleural space, to the caudal or middle right lung lobes.

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