Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
The importance of patient positioning for bronchial foreign body extraction: a case report
- Journal:
- Veterinární Medicína
- Year:
- 2009
- Authors:
- B. Pirkic et al.
- Affiliation:
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia · CZ
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A bronchial foreign body was found in a dog. A circular foreign body was found radiographically in the left bronchus right after the bifurcation. A lateral thoracotomy was performed at the fifth intercostal space, guided by fluoroscopy. The positioning of the patient on the operating table can dislocate a movable foreign body, making the surgical extraction more challenging.
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