Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cockatiel with breathing trouble had tracheal tumor removed by surgery
By Passarelli, Maria E et al.·Published in Journal of avian medicine and surgery·2020·Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Removal of a Tracheal Myelolipoma in a Cockatiel () by Surgical Resection and Anastomosis.
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Plain-English summary
A 17-year-old female cockatiel was brought in for breathing problems that had lasted a week. The vet found a blockage in her trachea, which was causing her respiratory distress. After trying to remove the obstruction without success, the vet performed surgery to remove the affected part of the trachea and reconnect it. Thankfully, the cockatiel recovered well and continued to do fine during follow-up visits over the next several months. The blockage was identified as a rare type of tumor that developed from bone marrow in the tracheal ring.
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Abstract
A 17-year-old, female cockatiel () was presented for a 1-week history of respiratory distress. The clinical signs were consistent with tracheal obstruction; therefore, an air sac cannula was placed to reduce respiratory compromise. Radiographic images of the patient revealed a round, intraluminal, soft tissue opacity in the trachea. The obstruction could be visualized via transtracheal illumination, but tracheoscopy was not feasible because of the size of the patient. Attempts to manually extirpate the obstruction were unsuccessful, and the trachea subsequently avulsed in the midcervical region. Tracheal resection and anastomosis was performed, and the obstruction was removed with the associated tracheal ring. The patient recovered uneventfully and was doing well at follow-up evaluations at 9 days, 24 days, and 10 months after the surgical procedure. The histologic diagnosis was ossifying myelolipoma arising from bone marrow within the tracheal ring.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32702958/