Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Survival after tracheal collapse surgery in dogs with chest collapse
By Becker, Willem M et al.·Published in Veterinary surgery : VS·2012·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Survival after surgery for tracheal collapse and the effect of intrathoracic collapse on survival.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of 33 dogs with tracheal collapse (a condition where the windpipe becomes weak and collapses) underwent surgery to receive special prosthetic rings to help keep their trachea open. The average age of these dogs was about 6 years, and some also had additional breathing issues due to intrathoracic collapse (collapse within the chest). After surgery, the dogs had a median survival time of about 4.6 years, regardless of whether they had the additional collapse. This means that even dogs with more severe breathing problems can still benefit from this surgery.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine (1) long-term survival of dogs with tracheal collapse (TC) receiving cervical extraluminal prosthetic rings (ELR) and (2) whether intrathoracic collapse effects long-term survival of dogs receiving ELR. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case series. ANIMALS: Dogs (n = 33) with TC that had ELR. METHODS: Medical records (July 2002-July 2008) were searched for TC dogs treated with ELR. Age, breed, gender, location of TC, and age at follow-up (death or censor) were recorded. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were generated. RESULTS: Of 114 TC dogs, 33 had ELR. Breeds and gender were consistent with previous reports; mean (±SD) age at presentation was 6.3±2.6 years. TC was categorized as cervical or cervical and intrathoracic. All dogs had cervical TC and 15 had concurrent intrathoracic collapse; 8 of these had collapse of mainstem bronchi. Median survival time was >2500 days (median not reached) for cervical TC alone and 1500 days for cervical and intrathoracic TC with no difference in median survival time between groups (P = .26). CONCLUSION: Dogs with TC have a median survival time of 1680 days (4.6 years) after ELR and no differences were seen when dogs had intrathoracic collapse. Intrathoracic collapse does not exclude a dog from receiving ELR.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22225498/