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Surgical treatment of congenital lobar emphysema in a puppy
Author(s) -
Billet JP. H. G.,
Sharpe A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2002.tb00035.x
Subject(s) - medicine , puppy , congenital lobar emphysema , auscultation , lung , radiography , pulmonary emphysema , physical examination , surgery , radiology , ecology , biology
Congenital lobar emphysema was found in a three‐month‐old male springer spaniel. Clinical signs included coughing, progressive dyspnoea and abnormal lung auscultation. Radiographic examination revealed overinflation and hyperlucency of the right middle lung lobe. Following lung lobectomy, clinical signs resolved and the animal had normal exercise tolerance. Previous case reports are reviewed and discussed in relation to human congenital lobar emphysema.