A 3-year-old English Setter dog was presented for an acute onset of coughing. Tracheobronchoscopic examination allowed localization and removal of one grass awn foreign body. A second migrated grass awn was suspected to be present in the left caudal lung lobe. Transesophageal ultrasound revealed an area of pulmonary consolidation in the dorsomedial portion of left caudal lobe and a linear hyperechoic structure consistent with a grass awn foreign body within the area of consolidation. Transesophageal ultrasonography was also used to provide anatomical landmarks that facilitated successful thoracoscopic removal of the foreign body.
IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-TRANSESOPHAGEAL ULTRASOUND- GUIDED REMOVAL OF A MIGRATING GRASS AWN FOREIGN BODY IN A DOG
CAIVANO, DOMENICO;BUFALARI, Antonello;GIORGI, MARIA ELENA;CONTI, Maria Beatrice;MARCHESI, Maria Chiara;ANGELI, Giovanni;PORCIELLO, Francesco;BIRETTONI, Francesco
2014
Abstract
A 3-year-old English Setter dog was presented for an acute onset of coughing. Tracheobronchoscopic examination allowed localization and removal of one grass awn foreign body. A second migrated grass awn was suspected to be present in the left caudal lung lobe. Transesophageal ultrasound revealed an area of pulmonary consolidation in the dorsomedial portion of left caudal lobe and a linear hyperechoic structure consistent with a grass awn foreign body within the area of consolidation. Transesophageal ultrasonography was also used to provide anatomical landmarks that facilitated successful thoracoscopic removal of the foreign body.File in questo prodotto:
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