Successful Surgical Management of Cervical Esophageal Membranous Obstruction and Stricture in a Cattle Calf

A case of two months old cattle calf was admitted to the veterinary teaching hospital, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. The animal was suffering from difficulty in swallowing with regurgitation of milk after suckling since one and half month. In addition gaseous distension of the abdomen and dehydrated skin. Clinical examination revealed the presence of a 10 cm long soft, cervical swelling on the left side of the neck, with tympany. Passage of the stomach tube was not possible at the level of the mid way of the esophagus. Plain and contrast radiography of the esophagus showed an esophageal dilatation followed by a stricture at the level of the midway of the esophagus. Surgical exploration of the esophagus, showed a dilated part from the esophagus followed by a stricture with a cross sectional membranous obstruction. The animal was treated surgically and the membrane was removed; thereafter, the passage of the stomach tube was possible.