Canine Cervical Spine Example 4

The following radiograph is the left lateral view of the cervical spine of a two-month-old Yorkshire Terrier. There is soft tissue opacity displacing the trachea ventrally. Gas is seen in a dilated esophagus proximal to the soft tissue opacity and also gas within the esophagus at the thoracic inlet. The esophageal soft tissue foreign body is ventral to C4, 5 and 6.