Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Circumferential cervical rubber band foreign body diagnosis in a dog using computed tomography.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2014
- Authors:
- Stelmach, Dainna et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging (Stelmach · United States
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) of a dog with a cervical concentric wound and ventral chronic draining tract revealed a hyper-attenuating, concentric foreign body and contrast-enhancing tract. This is the first descriptive report of rubber band syndrome in a dog and CT characteristics of a subcutaneous rubber band foreign body.
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