Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with chest deformity and breathing trouble from laryngeal
By Kurosawa, Tsumugi Anne et al.Ā·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology AssociationĀ·2012Ā·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United StatesĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Imaging diagnosis--acquired pectus excavatum secondary to laryngeal paralysis in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old female Labrador retriever was having trouble breathing due to a condition called laryngeal paralysis, which caused her throat muscles to not function properly. An X-ray showed that her chest was shaped abnormally, a condition known as pectus excavatum. The veterinarian performed a surgery to correct the laryngeal paralysis, which helped her breathe better and also fixed the chest shape. This case highlights that breathing problems in dogs can lead to changes in chest shape, and fixing the breathing issue can resolve the chest deformity as well.
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Abstract
A 13-year-old neutered female Labrador retriever had inspiratory dyspnea secondary to bilateral laryngeal paralysis. Radiographically, there was pectus excavatum with a mediastinal shift to the right. Arytenoid lateralization was performed, relieving the upper respiratory obstruction, and the sternal deformity also resolved. Chronic upper respiratory obstruction should be considered in dogs with pectus excavatum. Furthermore, correction of upper respiratory obstruction has the potential to result in resolution of pectus excavatum.
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Search related cases āOriginal publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22145690/