Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Spontaneous lung lobe torsion causing breathing trouble in pugs
By Rooney, M B et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2001·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Spontaneous lung lobe torsion in two pugs.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Two young male pugs were brought to the vet because they were having trouble breathing and seemed very weak. They were diagnosed with a serious condition called lung lobe torsion, where a part of the lung twists and can’t function properly. The vets performed surgery to remove the affected lung lobes, and both dogs recovered well. A year later, their owners reported that the pugs were doing fine with no ongoing health issues.
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Abstract
Two, young adult, male pugs presented for spontaneous left-cranial lung lobe torsions. Clinical signs associated with these two cases included increased weakness, increased respiratory effort, tachypnea, acute collapse, lethargy, anorexia, and cyanosis. The torsed lung lobes were excised using a thoracoabdominal stapling device without detorsing the lobes. Both dogs recovered uneventfully, and at least one year postoperatively, no clinical abnormalities were noted by their owners. Results of this report suggest that spontaneous lung lobe torsion in pugs occurs and should be a differential diagnosis for pugs with increased respiratory effort, tachypnea, nonproductive cough, acute collapse, cyanosis, and lethargy. Surgical excision may be curative.
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