Korean Journal of Veterinary Research (대한수의학회지)

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Computed tomographic diagnosis of broncholithiasis in a cat

  • Kim, Rakhoon (Institute of Animal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • An, Soyon (Institute of Animal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Hwang, Gunha (Institute of Animal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Ryu, Jeongmin (Institute of Animal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Minji (Institute of Animal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Yoon, Jiwon (Institute of Animal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Noh, Seul Ah (Institute of Animal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Yu, DoHyeon (Institute of Animal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Lee, Hee Chun (Institute of Animal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Hwang, Tae Sung (Institute of Animal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Received : 2022.07.04
  • Accepted : 2022.08.16
  • Published : 2022.09.30
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Abstract

A 5-year-old castrated male domestic shorthair cat was referred for further investigation of pulmonary nodules incidentally detected on thoracic radiographs. Thoracic radiographs identified ill-defined soft tissue opacity nodules with small faint mineral opacity. Thoracic computed tomography (CT) revealed that bronchial dilation and bronchial wall thickening in bilateral cranial and accessory lung lobes. Round to ellipsoid mineralized concretions were found embedded in the intrabronchial soft tissue attenuation material. Based on radiography, CT, and cytology, the patient was tentatively diagnosed as having broncholithiasis with chronic bronchitis. This report described the CT diagnosis of broncholithiasis, which has been rarely reported in a cat.

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