Viabilidade da esofagografia com sulfato de bário via sonda nasoesofágica em gatos (Felis catus domesticus).

Abstract

The esophagograph or esophagogram is a radiologic technique indicates to assist the diagnosis of the functional and structural disorders in the esophagus, by the oral administration of contrasts as barium sulfate or organic iodides. But the oral administration of contrasts in cats turn out to be complicated due the consistency and the flavor of barium solutions, resulting in stressed patients, increasing the risks to develop regurgitation and aspiration. Based in these difficulties, this work suggest to establish an alternative technique of easy execution to administrate the barium sulfate in domestic cats suffering disturbs in digestive tract, aiming to offer better comfort to the animal, decreasing the risks of aspiration. Were used 14 animals, being 10 healthy and 4 with disturbs in the digestive tract, from the Veterinary Hospital of the Health and Rural Technology Center of the Campina Grande University - in the campus from Patos –PB. The technique consists in the use of a nasoesophagic catheter in the animals, applications of diluted barium sulfate in 50% and in series executions of radio-x before and then the application of the contrast. Between the animals submitted to the new radiographic technique, one of the healthy animals (G1) and two animals with disturbs in the digestive tract (G2) presented aspiration of barium to the respiratory system. This technique showed an easy and fast execution, offering great comfort and security in the process of diagnosis, if it is realized according to the procedures mentioned in this experiment.