Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog's dislodged aortic coil removed after PDA treatment
By Lee, Seung Gon & Hyun, Changbaig·Published in Journal of veterinary science·2007·School of Veterinary Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Retrieval of an embolization coil accidentally dislodged in the descending aorta of a dog with a patent ductus arteriosus.
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Plain-English summary
A 3.5-year-old female miniature poodle was brought to the vet because a coil used to close a heart defect (patent ductus arteriosus) accidentally moved into her aorta. The vet used a special tool to carefully retrieve the coil from her abdomen while guiding the procedure with X-ray imaging. After the coil was removed, the dog received heparin, a medication to prevent blood clots. She was successfully treated and is expected to recover well.
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Abstract
A 3.5-year-old intact female miniature poodle (weighing 2.7 kg) was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Kangwon National University, because of inadvertent aortic embolization, by an occlusion coil used for the closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The coil was found at the site of the branching renal arteries in the abdominal aorta. A foreign body forceps with a three-wire nail tip was used, with fluoroscopic guidance, to retrieve the coil. After the removal, the dog was treated with heparin to prevent thromboembolization.
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