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Esophageal Motility Disorder: Treatment 1416.e1

Esophageal Motility Disorder: Treatment
VetBooks.ir Mechanical disorders Functional disorders

Tumor Stricture Hiatal hernia Gastroesophageal Idiopathic
reflux megaesophagus

Foreign Vascular Esophagitis
body ring
anomaly Investigate cause:
• Acetylcholine
receptor antibodies
(all cases)
As appropriate: Surgical • Low-fat diet • Other tests as
• Endoscopic correction • Chemical diffusion barrier applicable (p. 642)
removal (e.g., sucralfate solution)
• Surgical • Gastric acid reduction
removal (omeprazole)
• Prokinetic therapy • Elevated oral
Balloon (e.g., erythromycin, feedings
dilation or cisapride, or metoclopramide) • Gastrostomy
As indicated/if bouginage • Surgical correction– tube feeding
amenable: refractory hiatal hernia
• Chemotherapy
• Surgical resection

For any, address aspiration pneumonia if present.
(Modified from Slatter DH: Textbook of small animal surgery, ed 3, St. Louis, 2003, Saunders.)

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