Unusual congenital pulmonary anomaly with presumed left lung hypoplasia in a young dog
| Autor: | Kidong Eom, Min-Hee Kang, Choonghwan Lee, Hyun-Ah Park, Junbeom Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Lung Diseases
Male Left lung Lung Sternum business.industry Radiography Anatomy respiratory system medicine.disease Hypoplasia respiratory tract diseases Dogs medicine.anatomical_structure Parenchyma Pulmonary anomaly medicine Animals Miniature Schnauzer Abnormalities Multiple Dog Diseases Tomography X-Ray Computed Small Animals business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Small Animal Practice. 55:274-277 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4510 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jsap.12192 |
| Popis: | A seven-month-old, entire, male miniature schnauzer dog was referred with acute vomiting, inappetence and depression primarily as a result of a gastric foreign body (pine cones). During investigations, thoracic radiographs revealed increased volume of the right lung lobes, deviated cardiomediastinal structures and elevation of the heart from the sternum. Thoracic computed tomography revealed left cranial lung lobe hypoplasia and extension of the right cranial lung parenchyma across the midline to the left hemithorax. Branches of the right pulmonary vessels and bronchi also crossed the midline and extended to the left caudal lung lobe. These findings suggested that the right and left lungs were fused. In humans this finding is consistent with horseshoe lung, which is an uncommon congenital malformation. To the authors' knowledge, this case represents the first report of such a pulmonary anomaly in a dog. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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