Migration of a Kirschner wire to the heart in a Yorkshire terrier
| Autor: | Sara Zabarino, Paolo Buracco, S. Crosara, Emanuela Maria Morello, Selina Iussich, Michele Borgarelli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Left atrium Pulmonary Edema heart Dogs Fatal Outcome Foreign-Body Migration Mitral valve medicine Animals Kirschner wire cardiovascular diseases Thoracotomy Small Animals Acute pulmonary oedema kirschner wire Yorkshire Terrier business.industry dog Cardiac silhouette Anatomy Foreign Bodies Surgery Radiography medicine.anatomical_structure Ventricle cardiovascular system business |
| Popis: | A 12-year-old, male Yorkshire terrier was presented for acute pulmonary oedema. Thoracic radiographs showed a linear metallic foreign body within the cardiac silhouette. Echocardiogram showed a hyperechoic line extending through the left ventricle, the mitral valve, leading into the left atrium. A 4 cm long Kirschner wire was surgically removed by left fourth thoracotomy. The dog died two days after surgery for acute pulmonary oedema. Necropsy showed thrombi on the mitral leaflets that impeded their movement. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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