Traumatic Pulmonary Pseudocysts in a Young Dog Following Non-penetrating Blunt Thoracic Trauma

• Main Authors: Natosha Mulholland, Iain Keir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
• Series: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
• Subjects: trauma; pulmonary; pseudocyst; dog; thoracic trauma; traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst
• Online Access: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00237/full

Traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts following non-penetrating blunt thoracic trauma is a well-described phenomenon in the human literature, while in veterinary medicine, this disease process is rarely reported and poorly described in the current literature available. This case report describes a 1.5-year-old male castrated Labrador retriever with findings of pulmonary cysts following a road traffic accident. The goal of this report is to expound upon the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this disease process in the veterinary field.