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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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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25320384/