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Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasound: A Diagnostic Atlas and Text

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82 <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Animal</strong> Radiolo g y <strong>and</strong> Ultrasono graphy<br />

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D<br />

Fig. 2-55 A 3-month-old male Shar-Pei with a history of labored breathing over a period of several<br />

weeks. Lateral (A) <strong>and</strong> ventrodorsal (B) thoracic radiographs revealed a soft tissue–dense mass<br />

located in the caudal mediastinum. This density obliterates a portion of the caudal dorsal cardiac silhouette<br />

(closed arrows) <strong>and</strong> is visible on the midline in B. There is a gas bubble within this soft-tissue<br />

density (open arrows). An esophagram was performed with ventrodorsal (C) <strong>and</strong> lateral (D)<br />

radiographs. The caudal thoracic esophagus is dilated. There is a constriction in the esophagus at the<br />

level of T8 (large arrows). Caudal to this constriction, the contrast column widens into a large hollow<br />

viscus. There are irregularities in the margins of this structure, which represent rugal folds (small<br />

arrows). An additional constriction is noted caudal to this area of dilation. Contrast can be traced<br />

from that point into the intraabdominal portion of the stomach. The radiographic findings are<br />

indicative of hiatal hernia. The size of the barium-containing bowel <strong>and</strong> the presence of rugal folds<br />

identify the intrathoracic portion of the stomach. Diagnosis: Esophageal hiatal hernia.

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