Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Bronchial stent helped coughing dog with bronchomalacia and heart
By Dengate, A et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2014·North Shore Veterinary Specialist Centre, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Bronchial stent placement in a dog with bronchomalacia and left atrial enlargement.
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Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old neutered male Maltese was brought in for severe coughing and difficulty breathing. After tests showed heart problems and a serious issue with his bronchial tubes, the vet placed a stent to help open the airway. Although the stent initially caused some lung swelling, the dog improved with treatment over a few days. Unfortunately, he later passed away from heart failure about three months later, but he did have some manageable coughing episodes during that time.
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Abstract
A 13-year-old neutered male Maltese was referred for paroxysms of coughing and cyanosis, with radiographic evidence of bronchial disease and cardiomegaly. Investigation with echocardiography, bronchoscopy, fluoroscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage led to a diagnosis of myxomatous mitral valve degeneration with insufficiency, ISACHC class II heart failure and bronchomalacia with severe left mainstem bronchial collapse. Persistence of intractable cough despite medical therapy prompted placement of a stent in the left mainstem bronchus. Immediately after stent placement, severe pulmonary oedema developed, thought to be due to compression of the left atrium by the stent or acute lung injury related to stent placement. The dog recovered over a 3-day period with diuretic therapy and positive end expiratory pressure ventilation. Subsequently, the dog died from congestive heart failure 102 days after stent placement, during which time occasional, self limiting coughing episodes occurred.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24506740/