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ArticleJournal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc2024

Clinicopathologic evaluation of congenital idiopathic megaesophagus in a Gordon Setter puppy: a case report and development and application of peripherin immunohistochemistry for detection of ganglion cells.

Cecilie B Becker, Henrik E Jensen

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Article in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Peripherin, A New Promising Biomarker in Neurological Disorders.The European journal of neuroscience · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cecilie B BeckerSection for Special Pathology, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0009-0008-6645-022X
Henrik E JensenSection for Special Pathology, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
University of Copenhagen · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We examined a case of congenital idiopathic megaesophagus (CIM) in a 5-wk-old female Gordon Setter puppy by means of contrast radiography, autopsy, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry. Clinical and radiologic findings included weight stagnation and marked generalized esophageal dilation with ventral displacement of the heart and lungs. These findings were confirmed at autopsy, and segments of the thoracic esophagus were sampled for histopathology. On histopathology, diffuse esophageal muscular atrophy, mucosal erosions, mononuclear inflammation, and a marked reduction in the number of myenteric plexus structures and number of ganglion cells were present (aganglionosis). The latter was determined immunohistochemically using an anti-peripherin antibody as the primary reagent, which provides a strong tool for the histologic confirmation of CIM. The histologic findings share some similarities to lesions associated with megaesophagus in Friesian foals, as well as esophageal achalasia and Hirschsprung disease in humans.

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Dog DiseasesEsophageal AchalasiaHorse DiseasesAnimalsDogsFemaleHorsesHumansImmunohistochemistryMyenteric PlexusPeripherinsPeripherinsaganglionosisGordon Setterimmunohistochemistrymegaesophaguspathologyperipherin

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PMID38305240
PMCPMC10929633
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