Presentation
Presented with choking while eating. Owners found he had been chewing on drywall joint compound.
Patient Data
Theres is a dilated thoracic esophagus which contains a broad based soft tissue opacity outlined by air. This structure appears to be intraluminal and is located between the heart base and the diaphragm. There is alveolar pattern in the right middle lung lobe with air bronchograms. There is also patchy alveolar pattern in the left cranial lung lobe. There is an incidental developmental cleft in the spinous process of C2.
Esophagoscopy was performed, and a 5-6 cm mass of foreign material was identified with extensive esophageal wall necrosis. Owners found he had been chewing on drywall joint compound. The dog was euthanized due to poor prognosis.
Case Discussion
Esophageal foreign body with secondary aspiration pneumonia. Distinguishing the contour of the foreign body within the gas filled esophagus determines that this is an object inside the lumen.
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