Right cranial lung lobe torsion after a diaphragmatic rupture repair in a Jack Russell terrier
<p>Abstract</p> <p>A seven-year-old male Jack Russell terrier was presented with a history of coughing, generalised weakness and lethargy 10 days after an abdominal coeliotomy to repair a large diaphragmatic rupture. Thoracic radiographs demonstrated a soft tissue mass in the midca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-03-01
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| Series: | Irish Veterinary Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.irishvetjournal.org/content/61/3/170 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>A seven-year-old male Jack Russell terrier was presented with a history of coughing, generalised weakness and lethargy 10 days after an abdominal coeliotomy to repair a large diaphragmatic rupture. Thoracic radiographs demonstrated a soft tissue mass in the midcaudal right thoracic cavity. Ultrasonographic studies, bronchoscopy and subsequent exploratory thoracotomy confirmed a diagnosis of a right cranial lung lobe torsion (LLT), with an anomalous caudodorsal displacement of the affected lobe. LLT should be considered as a differential diagnosis for respiratory tract disease following diaphragmatic rupture repair.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 2046-0481 |