A case of tracheal collapse in the dog.
An eight-year-old male Yorkshire terrier which had had a cough for two years was presented and a diagnosis of tracheal collapse was made after examination with a bronchoscope. It was decided to try to correct the tracheal defect by plication. Two weeks after the operation the dog was examined under general anaesthesia. Although traction had exposed a part of the thoracic trachea it was not sufficient in this case to achieve a complete repair. In view of a grave prognosis, the dog was destroyed.
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000662:veterinary