Esofagotomia Torácica Para Remoção De Corpo Estranho Em Um Cão: Relato De Caso

Foreign bodies are objects that can cause obstruction or discomfort to the animal and, in general, have sharp, sharp tips that can pierce an esophageal mucosa. Dogs are more affected than cats because of indiscriminate foods. The esophagus presents a relatively tubular anatomy, responsible for feeding the pharynx to the stomach. The clinical signs of obstruction vary and depend on the duration, location, degree of obstruction and involvement of the esophageal wall. The diagnosis is based on the patient's clinical history, radiography or endoscopy. Surgical removal is widely used for the range of possibilities, whose procedure of choice and protocol varies according to the location, size / shape of the foreign body and degree of obstruction, such as thoracotomy. The case of this work is to report a case of a thoracic esophagotomy that may be useful for the removal of a foreign body that may obstruct the thoracic functions of a dog.