These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Megaesophagus in two cats.
    Author: Hoenig M, Mahaffey MB, Parnell PG, Styles ME.
    Journal: J Am Vet Med Assoc; 1990 Mar 01; 196(5):763-5. PubMed ID: 2307616.
    Abstract:
    Megaesophagus was diagnosed in 2 cats. Both had a history of regurgitation, and one was dyspneic. Radiography of the thorax and abdomen revealed generalized megaesophagus and gastric distention with gas. There was no esophageal motility during fluoroscopic observation. The prognosis for cats with megaesophagus is guarded. Although they may be satisfactory pets, cats with this condition should not be used for breeding because the condition is believed to be inherited through recessive genes.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]