Risk factors for acquired megaesophagus in dogs

• Published in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Vol. 211; no. 11; p. 1406
• Main Authors: Gaynor, A.R. (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.), Shofer, F.S, Washabau, R.J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.1997
• Subjects: AGE; AGE DIFFERENCES; ANIMAL DISEASES; Animals; BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES; BODY WEIGHT; BREED DIFFERENCES; Breeding; BREEDS (ANIMALS); Case-Control Studies; CHIEN; DIFERENCIAS BIOLOGICAS; DIFFERENCE BIOLOGIQUE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; DOG BREEDS; Dog Diseases - drug therapy; Dog Diseases - epidemiology; Dog Diseases - etiology; DOGS; EDAD; ENFERMEDADES DE LOS ANIMALES; ENFERMEDADES DEL SISTEMA DIGESTIVO; ESOFAGO; Esophageal Achalasia - drug therapy; Esophageal Achalasia - epidemiology; Esophageal Achalasia - veterinary; Esophagitis - complications; Esophagitis - epidemiology; Esophagitis - veterinary; Esophagus - pathology; Esophagus - physiopathology; Female; Hypothyroidism - blood; Hypothyroidism - complications; Hypothyroidism - veterinary; Incidence; MALADIE DE L'APPAREIL DIGESTIF; MALADIE DES ANIMAUX; Male; Myasthenia Gravis - complications; Myasthenia Gravis - epidemiology; Myasthenia Gravis - veterinary; OESOPHAGE; OESOPHAGUS; PERRO; PESO CORPORAL; POIDS CORPOREL; RACE (ANIMAL); RAZAS (ANIMALES); RIESGO; RISK; Risk Factors; RISQUE; SEX; Sex Characteristics; SEXE; SEXO; SINTOMAS; SYMPTOME; SYMPTOMS; Thyrotropin - blood; Vocal Cord Paralysis - complications; Vocal Cord Paralysis - epidemiology; Vocal Cord Paralysis - veterinary; Vomiting - epidemiology; Vomiting - physiopathology; Vomiting - veterinary

To identify risk factors associated with acquired megaesophagus in dogs. Case-control study. 136 dogs with acquired megaesophagus (case dogs); 272 dogs from the general hospital population and 151 dogs that underwent thyroid-stimulating hormone response tests (control dogs). All dogs were more than...