RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS OF THE 28th ECVIM-CA CONGRESS

Dogs presented for dyspnoea due to ESTC (confirmed by endoscopy) treated by intraluminal stenting under fluoroscopic guidance between 2006 and 2016 were included in this retrospective study. Stent size was selected based on a lateral neck‐thoracic radiograph performed under general anaesthesia with spontaneous breathing. Stents were chosen to be ideally 1‐2 mm larger than the laryngeal diameter and to cover the trachea from 1 cm caudal of the cricoid to 1 cm cranial of the carina. Dogs were re‐examined (clinical signs; radiographs; endoscopy if possible) preferably 6 weeks post‐stenting. Long‐term outcome was assessed via owner questionnaire.