Normal Thorax 15

Allison Zwingenberger

University of California, Davis

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Publication Date: 2007-12-10

History

11 year old female neutered German Shepherd Dog.

Findings

There is a small amount of air in the thoracic esophagus dorsal to the carina. This is normal and usually transient.

There is moderate degenerative joint disease of the scapulohumeral joints as well as mild ventral spondylosis at multiple sites of the thoracic and thoracolumbar spine.