Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Lung lobe torsion and chest wall defect in a dog
By Huh, M & Lee, S·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2024·Department of Veterinary Surgery, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Lung lobe torsion associated with chest wall defects in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old spayed female poodle was brought to the vet because she was having trouble exercising, seemed very tired, and was having difficulty breathing. She also had a decreased appetite and diarrhea. X-rays and a CT scan showed a problem with her chest wall and a twisted lung lobe, which was causing her symptoms. The vet performed surgery to remove the twisted part of the lung and fix the chest wall. After the surgery, her breathing got better, and she had no complications in the following two years.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old, spayed, female poodle presented with exercise intolerance, lethargy, respiratory distress, retching, hyporexia and diarrhoea. Thoracic radiographs revealed increased opacity in the left cranial thoracic region. The fifth and sixth ribs appeared to be bulging cranially to caudally, and CT and surgical exploration confirmed the presence of a thoracic wall defect in that area. CT showed abrupt occlusion of the bronchus that branches into the left cranial lobe and consolidation of the caudal segment of left cranial lung lobe, which led to the diagnosis of lung lobe torsion. A thoracotomy was performed, the twisted lung lobe was surgically excised, and the defect in the thoracic wall was repaired. Respiratory distress gradually improved after the surgery, and there were no identified complications within the 2-year period following the procedure. Based on our literature search, this is the first reported case of lung lobe torsion caused by a thoracic wall defect in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37593893/