Surgical removal of an intratracheal nodule of ectopic bone and cartilage.
This report describes the occurrence and subsequent removal of a nodule of bone and cartilage from the trachea of a Malamute pup. A simplified technique for resection and anastomosis of the trachea was employed. Two months postoperatively, the trachea was radiographically normal and the patient had normal exercise tolerance.
D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D002356:Cartilage; D002812:Chondroma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D011859:Radiography; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary