Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Beagle puppy with swallowing trouble from artery problem
By Vedrine, Bertrand & Durieux, Franck·Published in Topics in companion animal medicine·2017·Clinique vé, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery in a Beagle Puppy With a Persistent Right Aortic Arch. Use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography to Diagnose a Vascular Ring Anomaly.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-week-old female beagle was brought in because she was suspected to have a vascular ring anomaly, which can cause issues with swallowing. A special imaging test called cone beam computed tomography showed that her left subclavian artery was in the wrong place and was pressing on her esophagus. To fix this, the veterinarian performed surgery to cut the abnormal artery. After the procedure, the puppy's condition improved, allowing her to eat and swallow normally.
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Abstract
A 7-week-old, 1.045kg female beagle dog was referred to investigate a supposed vascular ring anomaly. Cone beam computed tomography with contrast enhanced arterial phase accomplished by a rapid manual intravenous injection of iodinated agent during the scanning process revealed a persistent right aortic arch and an aberrant left subclavian artery that compressed dorsally the esophagus in the cranial mediastinum. Third left intercostal thoracotomy was performed to transect the left subclavian artery. This is the first description of a vascular ring anomaly that was diagnosed with a cone beam computed tomography in veterinary medicine.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28992909/