SUMMARY

Esophageal disease is not as rare as practitioners might think. Esophageal foreign bodies, esophagitis, and benign esophageal stricture, in particular, may frequently be missed unless you have a high index of suspicion for these conditions.

Michael D. Willard, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Department of Veterinary Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4474

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