Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Yorkshire terrier tracheal stent broke after 4 weeks treatment
By Woo, Heung-Myong et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2007·Section of Veterinary Surgery School of Veterinary Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Intraluminal tracheal stent fracture in a Yorkshire terrier.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old Yorkshire terrier was brought in for breathing problems due to tracheal collapse. The vet implanted two stents to help keep the trachea open, but four weeks later, the stents were found to be fractured. The vet removed the broken stents and tried to fix the trachea with ring prostheses, but unfortunately, the dog did not recover well from the surgery and was euthanized.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old Yorkshire terrier was presented with tracheal collapse. Two intraluminal nitinol stents were implanted. The implanted stents were found to be fractured 4 weeks after implantation. The fractured stents were removed. To restore the collapsed trachea, ring prostheses were applied. However, the dog was euthanized because of a bad outcome following surgery.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17987968/