Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog coughing and breathing trouble after tube in windpipe
By Manabe, Hitomi et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2021·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Tracheal stenosis following endotracheal intubation in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-month-old female Rottweiler was brought in for coughing and trouble breathing about a week after surgery to remove something she swallowed. The vet suspected a narrowing of her windpipe (tracheal stenosis) and confirmed it with X-rays and a special camera exam. After a week of treatment, her coughing and breathing problems improved significantly, and follow-up tests showed that the narrowing of her windpipe had also gotten better. This case highlights that tracheal stenosis can happen after intubation but can often be treated successfully with medication.
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Abstract
A 2-month-old intact female Rottweiler was presented for investigation of coughing and respiratory distress 9 d after an exploratory laparotomy for intestinal foreign body removal. Tracheal stenosis was suspected by radiography and confirmed with computed tomography (CT) and tracheoscopy. After 1 wk of medical management, clinical signs had resolved and the severity of the tracheal narrowing was markedly improved, as confirmed by radiography and tracheoscopy. Tracheal stenosis is a considerable complication of endotracheal intubation in veterinary medicine and may be medically managed, depending on the severity of the tracheal injury. Key clinical message: To our knowledge, this is the first clinical case report of tracheal stenosis resulting from endotracheal intubation in a dog and its resolution after medical management.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34857963/