Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Puppy Westie with trouble breathing diagnosed with congenital lung
By Ruth, Jeffrey et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2011·Louisiana State University, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Imaging diagnosis--Congenital lobar emphysema in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 14-week-old female West Highland White Terrier was brought to the vet because she was having trouble breathing. X-rays showed that part of her left lung was enlarged and filled with air, while the rest of her lungs had severe swelling. A CT scan confirmed that one lung lobe was affected and had a collapsed bronchus. The vet performed surgery to remove the damaged lung lobe, and it was found to be a case of congenital lobar emphysema, which is a condition where the lung lobe is over-inflated due to underdeveloped cartilage. After the surgery, the puppy's breathing improved.
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Abstract
A 14-week-old female West Highland White Terrier developed acute dyspnea. Radiographically there was an enlarged, hyperlucent caudal portion of the left cranial lung lobe and a diffuse, severe interstitial-to-alveolar pattern in the remaining lung lobes that was accentuated caudodorsally. Computed tomography confirmed the presence of the emphysematous lobe and further showed it to have focal lobar bronchial collapse. Lung lobe resection was performed, and the diagnosis was congenital lobar emphysema secondary to bronchial cartilage hypoplasia.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21322391/