Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with lung lobe torsion treated by thoracoscopic lung lobectomy
By S.Y. Lee et al.·Published in Veterinární Medicína·2014·College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea, CZ·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Thoracoscopic-assisted lung lobectomy using hem-o-lok clips in a dog with lung lobe torsion: a case report
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old Maltese was brought to the vet because she was acting depressed, not eating, and having trouble breathing. X-rays and a CT scan revealed a serious condition called lung lobe torsion, where a part of her lung twisted and became engorged. The vet performed a minimally invasive surgery to remove the affected lung lobe using special clips, and after three days in recovery, the dog went home. Six months later, she showed no signs of breathing problems and was doing well.
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Abstract
An eleven-year-old, 3-kg, intact female Maltese was presented for depression, anorexia and dyspnoea. Thoracic radiographs showed right-side pleural effusion, a vesicular emphysema pattern and consolidation of the right middle lung lobe. A presumptive diagnosis of lung lobe torsion (LLT) in the right middle lobe was made using a computed tomography scan. Thoracoscopic exploration was performed without one-lung ventilation in the right hemithorax. Pleural fluid and engorgement of the torsed lung lobe were observed. A total lung lobectomy of the right middle lung lobe was performed with a thoracoscopic-assisted procedure using hem-o-lok clips applied to the hilus. The dog was discharged three days after surgery, and no recurrence of the clinical signs of disease related to the respiratory system was observed during the follow-up time period of six months. Based on these findings, we conclude that thoracoscopic-assisted lung lobectomy using hem-o-lok clips is a minimally invasive surgical alternative to thoracotomy and successful operative intervention for lung lesions in small breed dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.17221/7576-VETMED