Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with chronic cough after inhaling tooth treated by bronchotomy
By Pacchiana, P D et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2001·Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Primary bronchotomy for removal of an intrabronchial foreign body in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old spayed female toy poodle developed a chronic cough months after suffering injuries from a dog fight. It turned out she had accidentally inhaled a canine tooth, which was stuck in her airway and wasn't improving with medication. The veterinarian performed surgery to remove the tooth, and after the procedure, the poodle's cough completely went away. This case shows that sometimes surgery is needed to fix breathing problems caused by foreign objects in dogs.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old, spayed female toy poodle presented with wounds sustained from a dog fight. The multiple orthopedic injuries present were managed surgically. Months later, a chronic cough developed secondary to an aspirated canine tooth in the mainstem bronchus of the right cranial lung that was nonresponsive to medical management. A thoracotomy and primary bronchotomy were performed to remove the aspirated tooth, resulting in complete resolution of clinical signs. Bronchial foreign bodies are rarely diagnosed in companion animals. Primary bronchotomy is an alternative to bronchoscopy or lung lobectomy in cases that do not respond to medical management.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11716035/