Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog coughing from grass awn in lung removed by ultrasound-guided
By Caivano, Domenico et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2014·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Imaging diagnosis--transesophageal ultrasound-guided removal of a migrating grass awn foreign body in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old English Setter was brought to the vet because he suddenly started coughing. The vet used a special camera to look inside his airways and found a grass awn (a type of plant seed) stuck there, which they removed. However, they suspected another grass awn had moved into his lung. Using ultrasound, they located this second grass awn in the lung and successfully removed it through a small surgical procedure. After the treatment, the dog was able to breathe normally again.
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Abstract
A 3-year-old English Setter dog was presented for an acute onset of coughing. Tracheobronchoscopic examination allowed localization and removal of one grass awn foreign body. A second migrated grass awn was suspected to be present in the left caudal lung lobe. Transesophageal ultrasound revealed an area of pulmonary consolidation in the dorsomedial portion of left caudal lobe and a linear hyperechoic structure consistent with a grass awn foreign body within the area of consolidation. Transesophageal ultrasonography was also used to provide anatomical landmarks that facilitated successful thoracoscopic removal of the foreign body.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23890193/