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Tracheobronchial Foreign Body in a Shih-tzu Dog; Diagnostic and Therapeutic Trial Using Bronchoscopy  

Park, Chul (Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California)
Yoo, Jong-Hyun (BK21 Basic & Diagnostic Veterinary Specialist Program for Animal Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
Park, Hee-Myung (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine and Konkuk University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.26, no.4, 2009 , pp. 336-339 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 4-year-old, neutered male Shih-tzu dog weighing 5.4 kg was referred due to anorexia and chronic coughing. Based on history, physical examination, laboratory tests, radiographic findings, echocardiography, and bronchoscopic examination, the dog was diagnosed as tracheobronchial foreign body. The foreign body was steamed rice debris, which was removed by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) with vacuum suction of bronchoscopy. Bacterial and fungal culture of collected BAL fluid was negative. Baermann test for lungs parasites also was negative. The dog was treated with bronchodilator, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory agent, and mucolytics for 7 days. Appetite increased and coughing sign was clearly improved after removal of foreign body and medical therapy. This case report describes that bronchoscopic techniques are available for the evaluation and management of airway foreign bodies.
Keywords
bronchoscopy; cough; dog; tracheobronchial foreign body;
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