Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with chronic cough diagnosed with tracheal intussusception
By Kim, Jung-Hyun et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2012·Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Incomplete tracheal intussusception in a dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
An 18-year-old male miniature poodle was brought in for a chronic cough that wasn't producing any mucus. X-rays showed something unusual in his trachea, and further examination with a scope revealed a flap-like lesion. A CT scan confirmed that a part of the trachea was folding into itself, which is known as tracheal intussusception. This condition can mimic a mass in the trachea, but the good news is that identifying it correctly can lead to appropriate treatment.
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Abstract
An 18-year-old male miniature poodle had a chronic nonproductive cough. On radiographic examination, an opacification resembling a foreign body was noticed within the trachea at the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. When the trachea was examined endoscopically, a circumferential flap-like lesion was found. To differentiate the invagination from an annular mass, thoracic computed tomography (CT) of the trachea was performed. There was cranial displacement and invagination of a tracheal segment creating the flap-like lesion. Tracheal intussusception should be considered as a cause of an annular tracheal mass.
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