Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Puppy with breathing trouble treated by lung lobe removal
By Edwards, Lauren M et al.Ā·Published in Frontiers in veterinary scienceĀ·2023Ā·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United StatesĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Case report: Treatment of congenital lobar emphysema with lung lobectomy in a puppy.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-week-old Catahoula Leopard dog was brought to the vet because she was having trouble exercising and sometimes struggled to breathe. X-rays and a CT scan showed that her right lung was overly inflated, likely due to a condition called congenital lobar emphysema, which means part of her lung was not developing properly. The vet performed surgery to remove the affected lung lobe, and after a smooth recovery, the puppy was sent home. At her check-up 18 months later, she was doing well and had no more breathing problems.
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Abstract
An 11-week-old, sexually intact female Catahoula Leopard dog was evaluated for a multiple-week history of exercise intolerance and intermittent periods of respiratory distress. Thoracic radiographs revealed a markedly hyperinflated right lung field, with compression of the surrounding lung lobes. Thoracic computed tomography further localized the hyperinflation to the right middle lung lobe, with suspicion of congenital lobar emphysema. A right intercostal thoracotomy with right middle lung lobectomy was performed successfully. Histopathology results confirmed bronchial cartilage hypoplasia with marked emphysema and pleural fibrosis. The puppy recovered from surgery uneventfully and was discharged from the hospital without any postoperative complications. At 18 months postoperatively, the dog was clinically normal with no return of respiratory distress. This case report describes successful surgical treatment of a large breed puppy with the uncommonly reported condition of congenital lobar emphysema.
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